Feeling the pinch of the province’s production levy, Saskatchewan brewers are asking for a bit of tax relief. Saskatchewan breweries currently pay more to produce craft beer than their counterparts in Alberta and Manitoba. “A production tax is pretty common in the brewing industry; every province has one.
The unfortunate thing is Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates. It’s almost double of our closest neighbours,” said Mark Heise, president of the Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association and Rebellion Brewing Co.
While Saskatchewan breweries have been feeling additional financial pressure because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, lobbying the government to lower the tax has been a four-year effort. “The government has never said ‘no’ or