“A lot has changed, but our requests have remained consistent,: Brewers Association says. “We are asking Congress to:
- Provide small brewers with direct monetary relief
- Provide loan deferments with no interest accruals on loans from the SBA from commercial lenders
- Make unemployment insurance available for all temporary laid off or furloughed employees, with no negative impact on employers’ insurance premiums
- Provide paid sick leave for people lacking benefits
- Provide a tax credit for out-of-code beer
- Provide paid quarantine leave for employees of businesses shut down due to quarantine
- Provide a temporary suspension or deferral of federal excise taxes