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Oregon panel rejects 25-cent-per-bottle booze surcharge

The Columbian
Published: June 11, 2013, 5:00pm

PORTLAND — 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.

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