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title: "BC Conservatives commit to removing provincial sales tax on Canadian alcohol"
description: "Lorne Doerkson announced on September 29 that a Conservative government would remove the provincial sales tax on Canadian beer, wine and spirits at the till, saying the commitment will last as long as US tariffs on Canadian goods remain."
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The Conservative Party of BC published a commitment on September 29 to remove the provincial sales tax on Canadian beer, wine and spirits at the point of sale, if the party wins the October 24 election. The announcement was made by party leader [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) at an event in Langley.

The party says the commitment is part of a broader plan to support BC's alcohol producers during what it describes as Donald Trump's trade war, and will remain in place for the duration of that trade war. The party has not defined what would mark the end of the trade war or trigger a return of the tax.

## What the party says

The party says that removing the provincial sales tax from Canadian beer, wine and spirits will lower prices for consumers and help BC producers compete. Doerkson said in the announcement: "British Columbia's wineries, breweries and distilleries support more than 20,000 good jobs in communities across our province. We can't let Donald Trump's bullying shut them down."

The party puts the number of people working in the sector at more than 20,000, spread across 70 communities. These figures come from the party's own announcement and have not been independently verified.

The commitment applies only to Canadian products. Doerkson also restated the party's position that American alcohol should stay off BC store shelves.

## The cost question

The announcement does not include a cost estimate for removing the tax, nor does it identify which part of the provincial budget would absorb the lost revenue. In a separate campaign statement from September 29 reported by The Canadian Press, Doerkson acknowledged that it would be "almost impossible to commit to how quickly" a Conservative government could balance the budget, citing uncertainty about the true state of the province's finances.

The party did commit on September 28 to not raising existing taxes or introducing new ones, as part of its broader economic platform.

## What this means for voters

If the Conservatives win on October 24, buyers of Canadian beer, wine and spirits at BC stores would pay less at the till because the provincial portion of the tax would be removed. Voters can read more about the Conservative Party of BC at [/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc).

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