County Drink Tax Affecting Liquor Suppliers, Bars, RestaurantsPOSTED: 11:25 am EST March 5,
2008 PITTSBURGH -- The latest numbers show the Allegheny County drink tax isn't just hurting restaurants and bars, but liquor suppliers as well.WTAE Channel 4's news exchange partners at the Tribune-Review report liquor license holders bought less alcohol in January compared to the same month last year. It was about a 3.5 percent drop.The state Liquor Control Board said that bucks the statewide trend where sales were up 4 percent in January.The tax, which went into effect on Jan. 1, is on all poured alcoholic drinks. Preliminary figures for January show the county collected about $1.2 million. That also includes money brought in from the new $2 a day car rental tax.
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