Michigan wine drinkers pay approximately 51 cents in state taxes per gallon of wine. | Unsplash/Alasdair Elmes
Michigan wine drinkers pay approximately 51 cents in state taxes per gallon of wine. | Unsplash/Alasdair Elmes
A study by the Tax Foundation shows that Michigan is one of the top 35 states with the highest wine excise tax in the nation.
The study's findings were revealed in a release issued recently on The Center Square website.
Michigan wine drinkers are paying "the equivalent of 51 cents per gallon" in state taxes, with Michigan taking 35th place among the states with the highest wine excise taxes, the release said. The Tax Foundation findings also reported that states use a variety of volume, bottle size, alcohol content and even wine type as bases for their tax rates.
Kentucky ranks first in the nation as the highest state in wine excise tax at $3.30 per gallon, followed by Alaska at $2.50 and Florida at $2.25, the release showed. The study also revealed that Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Utah and Wyoming have "government monopolies" on beer, wine and alcohol sales.
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