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Charge for Harm - Taxes and Fees

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Marin Institute's Charge for Harm campaign aims to hold Big Alcohol accountable for the tremendous harm its products cause. Appropriately taxing alcohol in each state and at the federal level will help reduce over-consumption, as well as provide much-needed funds for prevention and health care. Marin Institute highlights the various efforts states are engaged in to increase taxes and fees. See list of states that currently charge for harm.

state beer tax map

Marin Institute has published two new colored-coded maps that illustrate the gross negligence of beer taxes, state by state. Click here to see how your state fared in our analysis.

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Latest News

New Alcohol Fee for San Francisco?August 2010)
City Hall Clash Brews Over Booze Fee (August 2010)
The Upside of Raising Taxes on Alcohol--Fewer Deaths, Researchers Say (August 2010)

California Policy

The Cost of Alcohol to San Francisco (July 2010)
Local Alcohol Fees in California: Why Not Charge for Harm? (June 2010)
San Francisco Fees Ordinance (June 2010)
San Francisco Fees Legislative Digest (June 2010)
Marin Institute Joins Fight Against 'StopHiddenTaxes' Initiative (May 2010)
Charge for Harm - Alcohol-Related Services Act (August 2009)
Understanding Alcohol Taxes vs. Fees (August 2009)
Localities in California with Alcohol Fee Programs (June 2009)
Poll Results of California Alcohol Tax Increase (Public Policy Institute) (January 2009)
The Annual Catastrophe of Alcohol in California (August 2008)

Research and Resources

Marin Institute on Taxes for NPN Conference (September 2009)
Bill Ponicki on Taxes for NPN Conference (September 2009)
Judy Cushing on Taxes for NPN Conference (September 2009)
Increasing Alcohol Taxes -- Myth v. Reality (September 2009)
Raising Alcohol Taxes Reduces Harm (September 2009)
Briefing Paper on Alcohol Excise Taxes (NCSL) (September 2009)
Alcohol Taxes: The European Model Works (January 2009)
An Interview with Philip J. Cook (July 2008)
Preventing Excessive Alcohol Use: Increasing Alcohol Taxes (June 2007)
Increasing Alcohol Taxes (Center for Science in the Public Interest)

States

Alcohol-Related Deaths and Hospitalizations in California (January 2010)
Substance Abuse Commission: A Blueprint for Change in Maine (January 2010)
Effects of Alcohol Tax Increases on Health in Maryland (December 2009)
Human and Economic Cost of Alcohol Abuse in New Mexico (November 2009)
In the Red: Alcohol Revenue and State Budgets in Crisis (November 2009)
Inflation-Adjusted Alcohol Taxes Since 1969 (California & U.S.) (November 2009)
States That Charge for Harm (October 2009)

Articles, etc.

Candidates Pledge to Support Alcohol Tax (August 2010)
200 Advocates Rally in San Francisco to Support a Charge for Harm Fee (August 2010)
Advocates to Rally in San Francisco to Support a Charge for Harm Fee (August 2010)
Maryland: The 'Dime a Drink' Pledge (Editorial) (July 2010)
Massachusetts: Critics Prep to Fight Repeal of Alcohol Tax (July 2010)
Marin Institute Launches San Francisco Charge for Harm Campaign Page (July 2010)
Charge for Harm Fee Deserves San Francisco Small Business Support (July 2010)
Editorial: Vice Lobby has a Vise Grip on Taxes (July 2010)
Supervisor's Fee on Alcohol a Terrific Idea (June 2010)
Alcohol Tax Increases Die on the Vine in California's Capitol (June 2010)
The Price is Right? (June 2010)
A Toast to the Tax on Alcohol (June 2010)
Montana: Alcohol Treatment Initiative Scrapped (June 2010)
WHO to Tackle Alcohol Misuse, Binge Drinking (May 2010)
Big Alcohol Spends a Million Dollars a Month Lobbying Congress (May 2010)
Whiskey Distillers Lobby Congress for Lower Taxes (May 2010)
Small Brewers Toast Senator John Kerry's Beer-Tax Plan (May 2010)
California Health Committee Kills Charge For Harm Bill - AB 1694 (April 2010)
Washington Governor Signs Package of Tax Hikes (April 2010)