Canned beers are poured into a plastic glass at a vending stand at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 9, 2016. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada’s brewers, wineries and distilleries.
Excise taxes on booze had faced annual increases pegged to inflation on April 1 each year, but the Liberal government has temporarily capped those hikes at two per cent since 2023.
