Liquor tax to be revised based on alcohol content

A taste for hard liquor will soon cost a few dollars more as government yesterday said it plans to adjust the system used to determine the tax on alcoholic beverages.

The move was announced by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, during his presentation on the 2016 national budget, as “a measure to bring equity to the charging of excise tax on alcoholic beverages.”

Alcohol content is usually measured by volume with most beers and ciders ranging from 3% to 10%, wines