Pennsylvania governor backs waiving licensing fees for restaurants and bars

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he wants the state liquor control board to waive licensing fees for bars and restaurants struggling under pandemic restrictions – but the measure is too little, too late to critics of the governor’s moves this year.

Wolf said the policy could save $20 million for business owners, but legislative Republicans and the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage and Tavern Association argue the vetoed House Bill 2513 would have been a better solution.

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