WILKES-BARRE – Governor Tom Corbett said privatizing the liquor system would bring in $1 billion for education, but one beer distributor in Luzerne County told Newswatch 16 that the proposed changes would make it nearly impossible for his business to compete with national retailers. A spokesman for the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania said that the group estimates that an enhanced license for distributors to sell six-packs, wine and liquor would cost $350,000 under Corbett’s proposal. David Shipula told […]![]()
