New Mexico Debates Alcohol Taxes
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•New Mexico lawmakers debate bills to curb alcohol consumption
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New Mexico has more than 2,000 alcohol-related deaths every year .
Lawmakers debated whether higher taxes would stop people from drinking as much.
One group of lawmakers wants to raise the current tax, which distributors pay based on volume of alcohol sold.
The other proposal would instead tax alcohol based on retail prices: - 2% for beer - 3% for wine - 4% for liquor.
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