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C-266 – An Act to amend the Excise Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (adjusted duties – beer, malt liquor, spirits and wine) – reduces the excise tax on beer and liquor.
Another older one this week, Pat wants to reduce the excise tax. This Bill was introduced in 2022 so a few things have changed that leaves it up in the air if Pat would choose to continue with it or not.
The first thing this Bill does is get rid of the automatic annual increases based on inflation.
Next it reduces the excise tax on beer. The excise tax on imported beer would be brought down, but the tax on Canadian beer is a bit more interesting. Right now it’s a percentage based on the full amount, starting at 5% for the first 2,000 hectolitres and increasing as more beer is brewed. C-266 would change it to be a fixed amount, increasing based on the amount of beer that’s made. The rate for this tax has been lowered recently, so if this Bill is passed as it is it’ll actually result in a higher tax on Canadian beers. (It would have been lower at the time it was introduced.)
The excise tax on spirits and wine is also reduced.
Progress of C-266
C-266 is currently outside of the Order of Precedence.
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