Maybe you thought I forgot... maybe you don't care, but for those of you that follow the blog I wrote a few weeks ago about the British Columbia alcohol tax and was determined to get to the bottom of it. Reference this post if you need to... http://ramseysinvancouver.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#4531997353410181926
Ok... well a few weeks later and I have an answer to the question, and I had gotten half right information - which is pretty crazy. Seems wine is taxed at a total of 122%!!! No wonder I haven't been able to find anything for less than $15, no Two Buck Chuck in these neck of the woods. Below I copied the email I got in response to my question.
Monica: I am replying to you attached e-mail regarding alcohol pricing.The Liquor Distribution Branch applies a mark-up on the price of products purchased from suppliers which varies depending on product category. For wine our mark-up is 117%. There is also provincial sales tax of 10% and GST of 5% that is applied. Thank you for writing.
Gord Hall
Director, Corporate Policy
Liquor Distribution Branch
Ministry of Housing and Social Development
Province of British Columbia
2 comments:
The funniest part is you actually emailed someone about this!
That's ridiculous! So, you're saying random bottles of wine in the mail would be nice...do you think you could drive across the border and bring cases back? The Washington/Oregon Pinot Noir is amazing. Maybe you could shoot down there and smuggle it across the border? Sounds like an adventure...
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