Peter Watts

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Proposed beer tax hike brews trouble for barley and brewing industry

Proposed beer tax hike brews trouble for barley and brewing industry

As one of the earliest, widely grown grains in Canada, barley shares a long and trusted history with the brewing industry that it supplies. Renowned by brewers globally for its consistently high quality, Canadian barley stands as a national success story. Yet we find ourselves in a familiar predicament with Canada’s already high beer tax rates poised to increase, squeezing...