'Beer tax' increase capped at 2 per cent until 2026, Freeland announces

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Saturday that a planned increase to the excise tax on alcohol will be scrapped, with the increase capped for two years.

'Beer tax' increase capped at 2 per cent until 2026, Freeland announces
Two men raise glasses of beer.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Saturday that a planned increase to the excise tax on alcohol will be scrapped, with the increase capped for two years.