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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's largely a tax issue. Ballooning public spending + resistance to income and sales tax increases = governments eagerly filling the gap with sin taxes. Canada has reached Scandinavian prices for alcohol, which would have been an astonishing prospect 20 years ago. At some point you'd think prices will significantly suppress sales.
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Private liquor stores in BC are hurting.
Booze cost me 15% more today than it did just two years ago.
It has definitely impacted my buying habits.