The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says wine and spirits sales for this past year topped more than three-billion-dollars. The newly-released report says sales for the fiscal year that just ended were four-and-a-half-percent higher than the year before. However, increases to the agency’s pension and worker compensation programs decreased its contributions to the state’s general fund, which benefits from the board’s taxes and cash transfers. Overall, nearly 814-million dollars was contributed to benefit Pennsylvania’s schools, health and human services programs, and police and public safety initiatives.