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Originally Posted by ken0042
From the article:
Lower alcohol taxes in Quebec mean its prices are substantially lower than those in neighbouring provinces. For example, a case of 24 Budweiser or Molson Canadian beers sells for $42.65 in New Brunswick, and $29.99 in Quebec
Setting aside the beer snobbery, how is it that Ottawa is sending transfer payments to a province that is leaving $12 per case of beer on the table? Looks like beer sales in Canada are $16B; with Quebec having 1/4 the population of Canada that is about $4B. They are missing a billion dollars in tax revenue.
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You new to this country? The rest of Canada is shamed into subsidizing Quebec.