Richmond - The Editor, Recently, the Liberal government and the liquor commission, headed by MLA John Yap, made several changes to the Liquor Act.Most of these made sense, but one did not - minimum pricing per ounce on beer, wine and liquor.
Richmond - The Editor, Recently, the Liberal government and the liquor commission, headed by MLA John Yap, made several changes to the Liquor Act.Most of these made sense, but one did not - minimum pricing per ounce on beer, wine and liquor.One of these changes is up to 25 cents per ounce on draft beer. This doesn't make sense. For example in the pub where I visit, the price of draft sold for $4.75 including tax before the change.As I understand it, they will now be forced to raise it to $5, plus 75 cents tax - a new cost of $5.75 or $1 more per pint.Happy hour on draft, what a joke. They would now have to raise it to $6.25 a pint to reduce it by 50 cents at happy hour.This same scenario applies to many formerly reasonably priced establishments, such as some pubs and veterans clubs.This will have a huge effect on pensioners, people on fixed income and veterans. Many of these people supported the Liberal government in past elections, and I am sure many will be reassessing this choice.What happened to free enterprise? What's next? A minimum price on hamburgers because they are considered unhealthy?Surely the government will take a second look at these changes as it applies to draft beer.Jim WilsonRichmond
