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state—the outlook for privatization is dim.
The controversy regarding privatization
hasn't slowed the improvement of other
Pennsylvania wine laws. The Pennsylvania
Liquor Control Board has now permitted
the state's limited wineries to sell wine on
their own premises for less money than the
prices posted in the state stores. Until now
the wineries could not undersell the state,
which meant that they had to allow for the
PLCB's 30% markup and the state's 18%
tax in their pricing. Although the PLCB stat-
ed that the change was made to increase
sales to the state store system by Pennsyl-
vania's wineries, there is speculation that
Opinion
The Pennsylvania Liquor
Control Board has per-
mitted the state's limited
wineries to sell wine on
their own premises for
less money than the prices
posted in state stores.
