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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-18, Page 241 R4 q(-E»NF.e, $l%TA ':+- .8A 1480f ._ ..F .., ..... WE .REDEEM I. FOOD STORE OUPONS The coupon value of compete rs' "c ;Toni,* r deemablo.off AI&:P`s regular .price, 8X JAMp1 �RIDDELL Questions about the g vernment taxation of wines were raised in the Legislat ,,r@ by Opposition Members. "N". he wine in- dustry is indeed in peril, because of government excise and sales taxes.; As a result of the Federal excise tax and a provincial mark-up and sales tail, there could quite conceivably be a loss of market of up to 12,000 tons of grapes in Ontario. Ontario growers sell between 8,000 to 10,000 tons of grapes per year to the , wineries to be made into sherries and ports. The wines are made well in advance of being purchased by consumers. Wineries can live off their inventories this year so they could choose to reduce their purchase of Ontario grown grapes until next year. At that time they will likely get back into the market but they won't need as many grapes, because it is estimated that there will be a reduction of 30 percent of the purchases at the retail level because of the higher prices. The wineries may also at- tempt to import grapes or a concentrate. The brandy industry will suffer greately. Otto Rieder who owns and operates Rieder Distilleries, has indicated that he, will not be buying grapes for the brandy industry, which is the only one of its kind in Canada. The reason that he got involved in the brandy industry was to relieve the marketing board of surplus grapes purchased in 1975. With the excise tax and sales tax, the Canadian brandy can no longer compete pricewise with the im- ported brandy and as long as this situation prevails, Rieder Industry needs 3,500 tons of grapes per year for the production of brandy but the excise tax will drive them out of the market. In effect there could be 11,000 tons of Labrusco grapes that won't have a market because of the Federal and Provincial taxes. Thirty-five percent of all wine made in Ontario is sherry and port and they are made from Ontario grapes. The' sherry and port imports make up five to seven percent of the Ontario market, so the Federal and Provincial taxes will have a major impact on the wine industry in Ontario. Presently there is a 12 percent Federal sales tax on wine. Now there will be an excise tax to which the sales tax will be applied. The provincial government takes a 75 percent mark-up on the wine and charges a 10 percent sales tax. To use a simple example let's assume that the cost of a bottle of wine after it comes out of the winery is $10.00. The Federal ex- cise tax adds $3 to that bottle of wine, bringing the cost to $13. The 12 percent Federal Sales tax is now applied to. that bottle of wine is now worth $25.64. Applied to that is the provincial sales tax of 10 percent which now makes the bottle of wine worth $28.20 almost triple the original price. Grape growers have contacted the Federal government about the excise tax and although the Minister of Agriculture is most understanding it would appear that the Minister of Finance did not consult with the Minister of Agriculture or the grape industry before proposing an excise tax. The grape growers and the wineries have made presentations to the Minister but there has been very little response to this point in time, Failing any con- sideration on the part of the federal government, it is to be hoped that the Turn to page 7A • 4 PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU SATURDAY, JUNE 21st, 1980 IIItDI /?4im ta' SAVE 1.04 riuE DETERGENT 6 litre box 44 171 SAVE VI; 90a All Popular CANADIAN BRANDS CIGARETTES Regular or King Size, 20's or 25's to SAVE 3.00 CASE OF 24 —10 -FL -OI TINS COCA-COLA carton (Our Regular Price 4.03) ACTION PRICE! 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