A state representative is not convinced Pennsylvania’s new liquor law’s “flexible pricing” provision has led to lower prices for consumers or given the state increased revenue. He said the provision must be repealed and legislation must be created for consumer protection.

In a memo released by Rep. Jesse Topper, R-Bedford, Topper said Act 39 grants the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board with a flexible pricing provision that allows the board to price its best-selling and limited purchase items in a matter that “‘maximizes the return on the sale of those items’ and to ‘discount the price of discontinued items.’”

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