127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 819 LR 862(02)
An Act To Exempt Kombucha from the Excise Tax Imposed on Alcoholic Beverages 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Under current law, manufacturers and importing wholesale licensees pay an excise tax of 60 cents per gallon of kombucha manufactured in or imported into the State. Any additional revenue loss to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services from having an excise tax on kombucha at 35 cents per gallon is expected to be minor.