Bill 209 explained in plain English
Supporting Economic Recovery and Renewal in the Niagara Region Act, 2020
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 209, the Supporting Economic Recovery and Renewal in the Niagara Region Act, 2020, aims to exempt certain VQA or Ontario-grown grape wines purchased directly from a winery retail store at the winery from a specific tax.
This bill proposes to amend the Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996. It would create an exception to a specific tax on wine. This exception would apply to purchases of wine from a winery retail store located at a winery, provided the wine is either Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wine or wine made entirely from grapes grown in Ontario. The bill states it would come into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.
- Creates an exception to a tax on wine.
- Specifies that the exception applies to wine purchased from a winery retail store located at a winery.
- Defines the types of wine eligible for the exception as Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wine or wine produced entirely from grapes grown in Ontario.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Consumers purchasing wine from winery retail stores located at wineries.
- Wineries operating retail stores at their winery locations.
- The Province of Ontario (regarding tax revenue).
- Right to an exception from a specific wine tax when purchasing qualifying wine directly from a winery retail store at the winery.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the exact tax that is being exempted, only that it is referred to in subsection 27(1) of the Act.
- The bill does not specify if there are any limits on the quantity of wine eligible for the exception.
- The bill does not detail any potential financial impacts beyond the exemption from a specific tax.
Adds a new subsection to Section 27 to create an exception for certain wines from a specific tax.
Source: Section 1
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