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John Streicker
Restaurants given break on liquor prices
Restaurants and other businesses with a liquor licence will now receive a discount of 25 per cent off the retail price for liquor.
Restaurants and other businesses with a liquor licence will now receive a discount of 25 per cent off the retail price for liquor.
This discount will be applied for the duration of restrictions requiring restaurants to open at half their usual capacity, which began on May 29, the government announced last Thursday.
Licensees will also receive a 50 per cent refund of this year’s licence fee because of the closure requirements for restaurants and bars.
These measures to support Yukon licencees are based on recommendations from the Business Advisory Council.
Additional measures to support Yukon licencees include deferring updates to the wholesale price list until Oct. 1 and temporarily waiving the re-stocking fee for all liquor licensees when returning unsold liquor to the corporation.
The liquor corporation has also worked with the Yukon Liquor Board to support off-premise licensees, and extend hours and provide additional flexibility in the space and footprint requirements of restaurants.
“Yukon’s restaurants are facing multiple challenges in reopening their businesses,” said John Streicker, the minister responsible for the corporation.
“Most have suffered from significant loss of revenue during the last two months. These new measures will help reduce the costs of reopening and support the local economy in these difficult times.”
Streicker thanked the advisory council “for providing constructive suggestions to support Yukon restaurants and their dedicated staff.”
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Comments (4)
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Groucho d' North on Jun 11, 2020 at 12:43 pm
@Jc
You are aware that the Liquor Corp only deals in booze and cannabis? I do hear your point though, the coffee producing nations are always portrayed as third world poverty-stricken places of squalor and filth, while Starbucks and their ilk charge $4 for a cupa. Fair trade coffee? What's that?
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Jc on Jun 10, 2020 at 10:19 am
How about the government giving a break to restaurants on coffee prices. We all know, they will be increasing because of the long lockdown. Why just alcohol? Come on Liberal government, use your head.
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Matthew on Jun 9, 2020 at 6:33 pm
LOL! Great solution to a failing situation, cheaper booze... what can possibly go wrong...
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Bud McGee on Jun 9, 2020 at 5:27 pm
I have an even better idea! Why doesn't the Yukon open itself up to competitive liquor pricing from private liquor stores? Alberta is all private, and in BC the government liquor stores compete with the private liquor stores. The end result is a lot more variety in liquor types and lower prices. Some varieties of wine, for example, are half the price in Alberta and BC when compared to Yukon.