Oregon Agency Concealed Tax Study

A state agency is under fire from the wine industry for failing to share a 2021 study on drinking

A man inspects a bottle of wine in a supermarket aisle, with a child to his left.
The Oregon Health Authority provoked furor when its TV ad suggested wine consumption is unhealthy. (Getty Images)

As the Oregon state legislature is locked in a contentious debate over raising excise taxes on wine and beer to curb excessive alcohol consumption, an Oregon health agency may have withheld a 2021 study that found higher taxes have little impact on getting abusive drinkers to cut back on consumption. 

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