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Monday, April 1, 2013

NB Liquor Wants To Increase Sales To Boost Government Revenue

One of NB Liquor's mandates is to increase sales so the provincial government has more revenue which it desperately needs these days being saddled with a rising deficit and net debt. 

Gary Von Richter of NB Liquor tells CHSJ News they want to increase the number of places where beer, liquor and wine are available and that will be done with agency stores. But what about supermarkets and corner stores? Von Richter says that possibility has been on the table and still is.

NB Liquor's last report showed sales of beer and hard liquor continuing to go down. Wine sales were up but not by enough to offset the declines with beer and liquor.