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State Lawmaker Wants To Hike Beer Tax

SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) ― Getting a beer buzz in California may get a whole lot more expensive if one state lawmaker gets his way.

An Assemblyman is proposing a state constitutional amendment to raise the tax on beer.

Assemblyman Jim Beall Junior, a Democrat from San Jose, says the tax would generate $2 billion to help health and law enforcement services pay for alcohol-related emergencies like traffic accidents, domestic violence. and illnesses.

His proposal would boost the tax by 30 cents per can or bottle.

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