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Portland Business Journal: Running the math on the proposed Oregon beer and wine tax increase
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KOBI: Oregon breweries and wineries looking at huge tax increase
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KTVZ: Oregon breweries worry alcohol tax hike would cost jobs; bill backers disagree
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Portland Business Journal: Oregon bill would hike beer, cider and wine taxes by more than 2,000%
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The Oregonian: Poll shows majority of Oregonians oppose tax increases on alcohol
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Salem Reporter: Pandemic rules and smoke have meant a rough year for Oregon wineries
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The Oregonian: Opinion | With closures and layoffs, Oregon’s beer, wine and cider industries need support, not new taxes
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Statesman Journal: Restaurants take drastic steps to survive pandemic’s second act; industry groups call for aid
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Willamette Week: New Numbers From the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Show the Pandemic Is Hitting the Hospitality Industry Harder Than All Others
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Portland Tribune: OPINION | Oregon brewers can’t afford a new state tax Increase
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Oregon Business: Small Businesses Decry COVID Closures
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KMTR: Brewery owners worry about long-term impacts of two-week freeze due to COVID-19
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KOBI: Oregon Beverage Alliance asks lawmakers to oppose taxes
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KATU: Brewery owners worry about long-term impacts of two-week freeze due to COVID-19
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KTVL: Brewery owners worry about long-term impacts of two-week freeze due to COVID-19
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KATU: Brewery owners worry about long-term impacts of two-week freeze due to COVID-19
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KPTV: Restaurants, bars prepare to take another hit as Oregon looks to put ‘freeze’ on businesses starting Wednesday
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KPTV: Oregon Beverage Alliance asks for relief from elected officials
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Statesman Journal: Last call? Tax could muddle beverage industry
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Corvallis Gazette Times: Mailbag | Stop attempts to raise taxes
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Press Releases
Oregonians Overwhelmingly Oppose Raising Prices, Taxes on Alcohol
House Bill 3296 is an unprecedented tax increase that would devastate Oregon beer, wine, cider and spirits PORTLAND, Ore. — House Bill 3296 would increase taxes on beer and cider by nearly 3000% and increase taxes on wine by nearly 2000%, making Oregon the highest...
Oregonians Overwhelmingly Oppose Raising Taxes on Beer, Wine, Cider and Spirits
74% of likely Oregon voters oppose increasing beer, wine, cider and spirits taxes PORTLAND, Ore. — Three out of four Oregonians say Oregon’s beer, wine, cider and spirits taxes are either too high or about right according to a recent survey conducted by Patinkin...
Oregon Beverage Alliance Thanks Gov. Brown for Not Including Harmful Tax Increases on Beer, Wine and Cider in Budget
Due to COVID-19, Oregon has already lost 50,000 hospitality jobs PORTLAND, Ore. — Closures due to COVID-19, coupled with unprecedented wildfires, have had a devastating impact on Oregon’s breweries, wineries, cideries, restaurants, bars and hospitality sector. The...
Oregon Economic Forecast: Brewpubs, Wineries, Restaurants Hit Hardest
50,000 Oregonians working in hospitality have lost their jobs, with more likely as a result of ‘freeze’ PORTLAND, Ore. — On Nov. 18, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released its 2020 Economic and Revenue Forecast, which showed the hospitality sector has been...
Oregon Beverage Alliance Requests Relief to Protect Jobs Amid COVID-19 Closures
Due to COVID-19, Oregon has already lost 53,000 hospitality and leisure jobs, more restaurant and bar closures will make it worse PORTLAND, Ore. — Closures due to COVID-19, coupled with unprecedented wildfires, have had a devastating impact on Oregon’s breweries,...
OHA Proposed Tax Increase is Bad for Oregon Brewers, Consumers
81% of Oregonians oppose a beer tax increase PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 80% of Oregonians oppose increasing beer taxes according to a recent survey conducted by Patinkin Research Strategies. Oregon likely voters were asked how they felt about the state’s current beer...
Oregon Economic Forecast: Bars and Restaurants Hit Hardest
44% of Oregonians working in the hospitality and leisure sector have lost their jobs PORTLAND, Ore. — On Sept. 23, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released its 2020 Economic and Revenue Forecast, which showed the hospitality sector has been hit hardest by the...