Ontario liquor basic tax rate adjustment delayed by one year to March 2028

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The regulation has been updated to push back the next scheduled annual adjustment of basic liquor tax rates by one year, from March 1, 2027 to March 1, 2028. After that, adjustments will continue on March 1 of each subsequent year (or the following Monday if March 1 falls on a weekend). This change affects businesses that collect and remit liquor taxes — including beer manufacturers, wineries, and spirits manufacturers — since the timing of rate changes affects their pricing and remittance calculations. Affected businesses should update any financial planning or pricing models that assumed a rate adjustment in 2027.

Who this affects
beer manufacturers · wineries · spirits manufacturers · liquor tax registrants