"In comparison, a brewery the same size as Steam Whistle in Quebec pays a little more than $4 million less in tax every year," said Greg Taylor, co-founder of Steam Whistle Brewing. "It would be great for us to be able to have lower tax costs so that we can invest and produce more jobs in Ontario and provide better services to the new retailers that are just opening up."
"We currently pay three different layers of taxes," said Troy Burtch, senior manager of sales and business development at Great Lakes Brewery. "The taxation just prevents solid, strong growth."
The longer they operate without any kind of tax reform, the more of these breweries will be at risk of shutting their doors.
The province began its review last year after the organization, Ontario Craft Brewers, launched a campaign highlighting that the province has the highest craft beer taxes in Canada.
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