Taxes Account For 45 Percent Of A Beer's Cost: Beer Institute
date:Sep 29, 2012
ount of time to afford a beer, according to a recent analysis by The Economist.

Of course taxes on beer aren't as bad as taxes on some other vices. Not including often hefty excise taxes, cigarette smokers pay $1.01 in federal taxes per pack since an April 2009 hike, USA Today reports. The increase has accounted for a $30 billion increase in tax revenue.

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