Young Urges Legislators to Move Forward With PLCB Modernization

Steps Would Raise Millions in New Revenue to Address Budget Needs

HARRISBURG, May 11, 2011 – Pennsylvania’s legislature should enact legislation allowing the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to modernize operations, enabling the agency to contribute tens of millions of additional revenue to the state, Wendell W. Young, IV, Chairman of the United Food and Commercial Workers Pennsylvania Wine and Spirits Council, said today.

“The PA Wine and Spirits shops are tremendous public assets that generate more than $500 million a year for taxpayers.  But we can do more.  Now is the time for the General Assembly to get serious about modernizing the PLCB,” Young said.  “Through modernization, the legislature can prevent some of the drastic cuts to public schools, colleges and critical healthcare programs that are now being contemplated.”

In the past decade, the Wine and Spirits shops have made great strides on behalf of consumers, including store modernization, Sunday hours, on-line ordering and stores in supermarkets.  The shops offer up to 6,000 products in stock, and access to more than 30,000 products at competitive prices.
 

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