Beer tax on tap for health care?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all.

By: Associated Press | WNCT-On Your Side
Published: May 20, 2009

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all.
Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document that will be used to brief lawmakers Wednesday at a closed-door meeting.
Taxes on wine and hard liquor would also go up. And there might be a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks blamed for contributing to obesity. No taxes on diet drinks, however.
Beer taxes would go up by 48 cents a six-pack, wine taxes would rise by 49 cents per bottle, and the tax on hard liquor would increase by 40 cents per fifth. Proceeds from the new taxes would help cover an estimated 50 million uninsured Americans.

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