On Wednesday, Governor Corbett is expected to announce his plan to privatize liquor in PA.
He's expected to make the big announcement Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh. CBS 21 News learned he plans to auction off wine and liquor store licenses and instead leave it up to the private sector.
Now, this plan involves shutting down more than 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores and selling off more than a thousand wine and liquor store licenses.
In an interview with our sister station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Governor Corbett said with a sluggish national economy the private sector would be better off handling it. "I don't believe we belong in the business of selling alcohol. I think it's a conflict of interest and I think the private sector can do a better job. What I really believe we should be talking about is the convenience for the consumer, where to buy your beer, your wine, your liquor."
Licenses would be available for supermarkets, drugstores and big-box stores like Costco to sell beer and wine.
He's expected to make the big announcement Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh. CBS 21 News learned he plans to auction off wine and liquor store licenses and instead leave it up to the private sector.
Now, this plan involves shutting down more than 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores and selling off more than a thousand wine and liquor store licenses.
In an interview with our sister station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Governor Corbett said with a sluggish national economy the private sector would be better off handling it. "I don't believe we belong in the business of selling alcohol. I think it's a conflict of interest and I think the private sector can do a better job. What I really believe we should be talking about is the convenience for the consumer, where to buy your beer, your wine, your liquor."
Licenses would be available for supermarkets, drugstores and big-box stores like Costco to sell beer and wine.