North Carolina Boards 2012

NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF ABC BOARDS

• It is the mission of the North Carolina Association of ABC Boards to (a) strive to assure that the sale of alcoholic beverages is handled in a responsible and controlled manner, and that sales are made only to those individuals legally entitled to make such purchases; (b) to foster good relations among the local ABC boards and with other entities by providing education and information on ABC issues; (c) to assist local ABC boards in managing their resources in order to enhance their operations and maximize the revenues that they distribute to their local governmental bodies; and (d) to work with governmental agencies to preserve and improve the state’s ABC system.

General Fund $229,226,025

County - City Distributions $55,044,565 NCABC & ABC Distribution Center $12,008,700 Local Alcohol Education $9,308,118 Local Law Enforcement $7,113,055 Counties - Rehabilitation $2,570,187 Dept. of Health & Human Resources $1,401,457

Liquor Revenues Climb

Revenues From Spirituous Liquor - North Carolina ABC Boards July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

Increase Percent 06/30/12 06/30/11 -Decrease Change

Liquor Sales - Regular 639,985,257 600,642,647 39,342,610 6.55% Mixed Beverage Sales 155,392,184 145,880,874 9,511,310 6.52% Total Sales 795,377,441 746,523,521 48,853,920 6.54% State Excise Tax 170,378,967 159,722,765 10,656,202 6.67% Liquor Sales Tax 44,832,810 48,105,158 -3,272,348 -6.80% Mixed Beverage Tax - Revenue 14,014,248 13,413,026 601,222 4.48% Mixed Beverage Tax - DHHS 1,401,457 1,341,591 59,866 4.46% Rehabilitation Tax 2,570,187 2,469,031 101,156 4.10% Cost of Goods Sold 409,940,662 385,937,645 24,003,017 6.22% Operating Expenses 120,032,781 120,446,941 -414,160 -0.34% Interest Income 343,690 416,850 -73,160 -17.55% Other Income 737,810 1,363,525 -625,715 -45.89% Profit Before Distribution 78,172,584 63,784,948 14,387,636 22.56% Profit Percent To Sales 9.83% 8.54% 1.28% Law Enforcement 7,113,055 6,999,731 113,324 1.62% Alcohol Education 9,308,118 8,577,516 730,602 8.52% Net Profit 61,751,411 48,207,701 13,543,710 28.09% County - City Distributions 55,044,565 42,815,167 12,229,398 28.56% Mixed Beverage Tax Retained 12,613,381 12,071,627 541,754 4.49% Surcharge Collected 4,105,000 3,895,342 209,658 5.38% Bailment Collected 7,903,700 5,206,081 2,697,619 51.82% Bottles Sold: 924,774,645 108,364,042

Regular 41,591,100 40,163,447 1,427,653 3.55% Mixed Beverage 7,220,075 6,957,667 262,408 3.77% Total 48,811,175 47,121,114 1,690,061 3.59% Miniatures 12,883,410 11,242,824 1,640,586 14.59%

Number Of Stores 418 421 -3 Note: Sales tax decreased from 8% to 7% July 2011 Bailment increased from $1.20 per case to $1.65 August 2011

Wayne County Distributions(Example)

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- NC General Fund $1,598,401

- NC Dept of Revenue $74,964

- NC Dept of HHS $7,497

- Wayne Co Alcohol Rehabilitation $26,389

- Wayne County Law Enforcement $21,327

- City of Mount Olive $24,469

- City of Goldsboro $150,317

- County of Wayne $170,000

- Wayne Co Alcoholics Anonymous $1,100

- Educational Programs $14,430

- TOTAL Distributions $2,088,894

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- Bailment (Operate/staff Raleigh Warehouses) 78,055$ - Surcharge (NC ABC Commission) 41,924$

- TOTAL Additional 119,979$

- GRAND TOTAL $2,208,873

Distributions and Revenue

Provided by the Wayne County ABC Board to the state of North Carolina, to Wayne County, and to the cities of Goldsboro and Mount Olive in the year ending 30 Jun 2012

Provided by the Wayne County ABC Board to the state of North Carolina for:

1. NC has controlled the sale of alcoholic beverages since the repeal of prohibition and is unique among other control states in that North Carolina ABC boards are established by town or county elections and the profits flow to that local government unit

2. North Carolina ranks 5th among the 50 states in revenue per capita from the sale of spirits and 49th in per capita consumption

- NC's control system for the sale of sprits works, and it accomplishes important public health and revenue objectives

- Research consistently shows that control states have lower consumption rates – on average 14 percent less for sprits.

3. No State funds are spent to distribute or sell spirits

- Privatization would not result in any downsize of State government - The system generates substantial revenue for state and local governments, while engaging in responsible sales

4. Privatization will result in a marked increase in the number of outlets (currently there are 418 ABC stores).

- More consumption results in greater harms and greater costs to society - Cost of irresponsible and destructive use of all alcohol in this state is estimated to be

$6.9 billion/year. The North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Substance Abuse Services reported to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2008 that the price tag for underage drinking alone is estimated at $1.2 billion annually.

- In 2006, alcohol abuse and addiction cost the nation $220 billion, more than cancer ($196 billion) or obesity ($133 billion) 4. Privatization would mean a loss of jobs for ABC board employees (2,331) and significant expense

for unemployment benefits for those employees 5. Privatization is a complex and controversial issue - Washington State went private last year and the system has fallen apart

-- Prices have risen 33%-- Projected income/revenue is significantly lower than estimated prior to

privatization - Virginia has yet to formulate a workable plan that does not cause significant annual

revenues losses, and the Governor has pulled back on plans for a special session to consider privatization6. Bill 1717 introduced more regulation for the North Carolina ABC System. Requirements such as a

Finance Officer and mandatory training have increased transparency and accountability for local ABC Boards. Information and communication are essential between local ABC Boards and their appointing authorities.

7. “North Carolina Customers give their local ABC Liquor Stores high Marks”. (From Apr 2012 Report – UNC Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise)

8. “This is a product that is extremely regulated for a purpose” North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue said as she announced her decision not to privatize last year and went further to call ABC a “core service” for North Carolina.

9. Privatization does not make sense for North Carolina from a public health, public safety or economic standpoint.

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