Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters, Elected Officials and Related Businesses to Host News Conference

Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters, Elected Officials and Related Businesses to Host News Conference Opposing Beer Tax Increase

Governor’s Proposal to Increase the Beer Tax by 118 Percent Would Threaten Jobs, New York’s Beer Industry

  WHAT:  Press conference in opposition to the proposal to double the
      excise tax on beer.

  WHEN:  11 a.m. (EDT), Monday, March 16

  WHERE:  Anheuser-Busch Brewery
      2885 Belgium Road
      Baldwinsville, New York 13027

  WHO:  Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive;
      Barry Bullis, Town Supervisor, Lysander;
      Robert Warner, County Legislator - Baldwinsville;
      Steve McCormick, General Manager, Anheuser-Busch Baldwinsville
        brewery;
      Steve Richmond, President, Teamsters Local 1149;
      Steve DiLoreto, General Manager, Ball Manufacturing;
      John Wight, President, Gypsum Express;
      Mark Smith, Plant Manager, Owens-Illinois

  WHY:  The proposal to increase the state’s beer tax by 118 percent would
      lead to job losses in the brewing and wholesaling industries,
      increase consumer costs and threaten the viability of New York’s
      beer industry at a time when the state is losing jobs and
      individuals are struggling to make ends meet.

  Contact:
  Steve Mastorakos, Anheuser-Busch
  314-486-8544
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  Sara Geisner, Anheuser-Busch
  314-765-6790
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