Proposed House Bill 1686 raises controversy, taxes on alcohol for Oklahomans
Sierra Rains-Moad
March 29, 2017
A relatively new bill going through the Oklahoma House of Representatives is proposing raising excise tax on alcoholic beverages and exempting them from sales tax. The excise tax on a barrel of beer would increase from $12.50 to $45 and from $1.47 per liter to $3.50 per liter on spirits, resulting in a hike in price for consumers and possibly pu...
