People in Idaho are buying more liquor

 

Idahoans are buying more liquor from state liquor stores, but they’re not drinking more alcohol.

That’s because consumption of spirits is increasing at the expense of beer, part of a nationwide trend, according to the state Liquor Division Director Jeff Anderson.

The Idaho Press reports, he told state lawmakers last week that the Liquor Division returned a record dividend of $85.3 million in fiscal year 2019, an increase of $6.8 million.

Over the next decade, he estimated that the state Liquor Division, which controls sales of hard liquor in the state but not beer and wine, will distribute more than $1 billion in net revenue to beneficiaries, including the state general fund, city and county governments, court services, substance abuse programs, public schools and community colleges.

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