Video: Drinking tax protest
2012-03-17 08:53:10
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County Council's proposed drink tax drew dozens of speakers to a hearing last night.
That tax, coupled with a $2 car rental surcharge designed to pay the county's $26.3 million subsidy for the Port Authority, has drawn the ire of the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association, which staged a rally earlier in the day.
Restaurant owners insist a poured drink tax of as much as 10 percent would harm small businesses. They began their protest by gathering for -- what else? -- drinks at a Downtown restaurant.
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Questions or comments on this presentation may be sent here. The video was produced by Annie O'Neill.
First Published October 3, 2007 12:00 am
