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Big Rock Brewery 'grateful' after beer tax hike canned

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Calgary 's oldest craft brewery, Big Rock , faced a 22 per cent increase in fees paid to the province.

Big Rock calculated it would have had to pay an additional $1.4 million in taxes annually if fee schedule remained.

Change comes in wake of ever-expanding’ aluminum tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump .

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