US: Wineries, microbrewers, chile growers seek a leg up from NM Legislature
US: Wineries, microbrewers, chile growers seek a leg up from NM Legislature
Dec 13, 2012 6
(LCSunNews) - Businesses with distinctive flavors of New Mexico may get tax breaks next year.
The state Legislature will consider separate bills that would allow microbreweries and small wineries to produce more while holding down their liquor excise taxes.
Both measures are intended to help the little guy get a bit larger without any ill effects from that growth, said state Sen. Timothy Keller, D-Albuquerque. A third bill would create a break for the state's most famous agricultural industry - chile.
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