HERSHEY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and its employees' biggest union are blasting a plan to privatize liquor and wine sales.
PLCB executives and union leader Wendell Young told the House Liquor Control Committee on Thursday that the proposal would drive up prices, limit the selection available to consumers and potentially leave many rural areas without a liquor store close by.
PLCB chief executive officer Joe Conti says a standard state store carries nearly 2,500 types of liquors and wines, and that the board maintains stores in rural areas, even when they are not profitable, as a matter of fairness for consumers.
Young said a spot check of stores in neighboring states revealed many charge more for Pennsylvania's top-selling brands or do not carry many of them.
PLCB executives and union leader Wendell Young told the House Liquor Control Committee on Thursday that the proposal would drive up prices, limit the selection available to consumers and potentially leave many rural areas without a liquor store close by.
PLCB chief executive officer Joe Conti says a standard state store carries nearly 2,500 types of liquors and wines, and that the board maintains stores in rural areas, even when they are not profitable, as a matter of fairness for consumers.
Young said a spot check of stores in neighboring states revealed many charge more for Pennsylvania's top-selling brands or do not carry many of them.
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