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Booze in AL prices Going UP
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:25 pm
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ABC Board considers raising liquor markup to support DAs, courts
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday will consider raising the markup on liquor from 30 percent to 35 percent of cost, a move that would add roughly $1 to the price of a $30 bottle in ABC stores.
The money raised by the increased markup would be designated for district attorneys and the court system under language included in the state budget, which is pending in the Legislature.
District attorneys would receive $6 million and the Unified Judicial System would receive $2.2 million for fiscal year 2018, which starts Oct. 1.
More of the story in the link.
I know for a fact in my JD that citations are way down for a couple of reasons. Much of those fines fund the courts.
ABC Board considers raising liquor markup to support DAs, courts
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday will consider raising the markup on liquor from 30 percent to 35 percent of cost, a move that would add roughly $1 to the price of a $30 bottle in ABC stores.
The money raised by the increased markup would be designated for district attorneys and the court system under language included in the state budget, which is pending in the Legislature.
District attorneys would receive $6 million and the Unified Judicial System would receive $2.2 million for fiscal year 2018, which starts Oct. 1.
More of the story in the link.
I know for a fact in my JD that citations are way down for a couple of reasons. Much of those fines fund the courts.
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Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:26 pm to Five0
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add roughly $1 to the price of a $30 bottle in ABC stores.
so a bottle of thunderbird goes up how much?
8 cents?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:27 pm to Five0
Already is the highest in the country I believe.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:28 pm to Five0
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ABC Board considers raising liquor markup to support DAs, courts
Gotta pay those Louisiana DAs off.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:28 pm to Five0
Yay sin taxes so we don't have to cut anything in our bloated budgets!
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:29 pm to Five0
Are Mississippi prices any cheaper?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:29 pm to Five0
ABC is such a ripoff. A damn bottle of alcohol is already 75% taxes.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:29 pm to MrLarson
Moon shining soon to be on the rise as well.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:29 pm to Five0
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Booze in AL prices Going UP
Good time to be a home brewer.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:36 pm to Five0
Now all the "small government conservatives" in Montgomery can pat themselves on the back for not technically raising taxes.
These same idiots will go on TV and complain about socialism and communism, all while supporting and expanding the continued state monopoly over a legal good.
These same idiots will go on TV and complain about socialism and communism, all while supporting and expanding the continued state monopoly over a legal good.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:53 pm to TideCPA
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Now all the "small government conservatives" in Montgomery can pat themselves on the back for not technically raising taxes
Yep.
What a shite show
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:54 pm to alphaandomega
Mississipi baws what is your liqour prices at now? Mid nineties-2000 I believe you were 3 or 4 bucks cheaper for JD or Dickel type whiskey than Bama back in the day.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:55 pm to Five0
Stock up out of state before Mullet Toss!
Posted on 3/28/17 at 12:58 pm to Five0
Why is the State of Alabama in the liquor distribution business in the first place? I've never understood this. The whole ABC organization should be shutdown and have its assets auctioned off ASAP.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:01 pm to mulletproof
Not sure about Mississippi, but Georgia's liquor prices average around $10-$20 cheaper than Bama's. Same with Florida.
It's ridiculous. I stop at the liquor store anytime I'm in Georgia to stock up.
It's ridiculous. I stop at the liquor store anytime I'm in Georgia to stock up.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:02 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Why is the State of Alabama in the liquor distribution business in the first place?
Because they make a fortune off of it.
The guy that owns the company I work for also owns a distillery and he walked me through all the stuff you have to do to sell a product to tABC. It is nothing more than a legalized criminal organization.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:02 pm to Five0
How will this affect Wild Irish Rose prices for our inner city youth?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:07 pm to Five0
frick the ABC board.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:31 pm to MrLarson
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Because they make a fortune off of it.
Yep. Any proposal to end the ABC will be met with "But, but, but...it's one of the only profitable areas operated by the state." Well, no shite. You've monopolized a legal, in-demand product, jacked up the prices beyond their market values, and threatened, at gunpoint and with prison time, anyone who would attempt to produce, sell, or transport it cheaper than ABC. Of course it's profitable for the state. It's a profitable business model for the mafia and cartels, too.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:42 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Why is the State of Alabama in the liquor distribution business in the first place?
Money and giving family members jobs. ETA
You would be shocked at how many legislators make money off rent for state store locations.
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The whole ABC organization should be shutdown and have its assets auctioned off ASAP.
Agree 100%.
This post was edited on 3/28/17 at 1:43 pm
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