A BILL THAT ONE BEER BREWER IN SANTA FE SAYS COULD STUNT INDUSTRY’S GROWTH HAS BEEN PROPOSED AT THE LEGISLATURE. IT’S SENATE BILL 314, WHICH WOULD RAISE THE TAX ON A GALLON OF BEER FROM 41-CENTS TO 3-DOLLAR-8-CENTS FOR LARGE BREWERIES THAT SELL MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND BARRELS A YEAR.
BRIAN LOCK … PRESIDENT OF SANTA FE BREWING … SAYS IT COULD HURT THE INDUSTRY. HE ALSO SAYS THE BIGGEST IMPACT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE FELT BY CONSUMERS.
