Ontario winemakers have long raised concerns about the province's tax regime. Advocates say the tax cut would help the industry, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario winemakers have long raised concerns about the province's tax regime. Barrels of wine are shown in the cellar at Southbrook Organic Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.
Ontario winemakers have long raised concerns about the province's tax regime. Lipinski says 65 per cent of the price of a bottle is taxes and especially after the challenges that COVID-19 brought, it would help the industry to have one of them cut. For some Niagara-region winemakers and grape growers, adapting to climate change is a matter of survival
"In my opinion, this tax only serves to harm our Ontario wines and creates an unfair advantage to foreign winemakers," he said.
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