Oregon: OLCC commissioners reject booze surcharge
Oregon: OLCC commissioners vote against adding another 25 cents to price of booze
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has rejected placing an additional 25-cent-a-bottle surcharge on the price of distilled spirits.
The commissioners voted 3-2 in a conference call Wednesday morning.
If the surcharge had passed, it would have raised an estimated $16.2 million for the upcoming two-year state budget cycle.
Commissioners Michael Harper, Rob Patridge and Robert Rice voted against the surcharge. It was supported by commissioners Cassandra Skinner and Pamela Weatherspoon.
Commissioners recently extended a temporary 50-cent surcharge that has been in effect since April 2009.
