Damn. The Malaysia govt plans to come down on drinking in public, ie anywhere dat’s outside a designated F&B joint/area. A brewery contact informed me over the weekend that the law is already being drafted. WTf man. Without any consultation?? They shd have at least spoken to industry players and Alcon before comin out with [...]
Tags:Customs & Excise·Malaysian government·Ministry of Home Affairs
By now, all drinkers know the news – alcohol tax has remained unchanged for another year. I guess it’s good news, altho Alcon‘s ultimate aim is a restructuring followed by a reduction of taxes. For a non-registered organization, the media coverage of Alcon has been massive. Big-up to those who have actively contributed to the [...]
Tags:Alcohol Consumer Rights Group·alcohol pricing·Budget 2012·excise duty·Malaysia·taxes
The Star, which has been giving Alcon (Alcohol Consumer Rights Group) minimal publicity, looks to have changed its stand. It ran a brief letter by Alcon on Saturday. Then on Monday, some old man who writes to The Star daily and who’s like 80 years old replied, saying increase liquor taxes! Goddamit. We dying out [...]
Budget 2012 will be tabled next week by the government. Will the tax on alcohol be raised further, although it’s already one of the world’s highest? I dont know. An outlet owner told me this – “my supplier advised me to order extra stock now as the tax is going up.” Maybe its a rumuor. [...]
Tags:booze tax·Budget 2012·consumer rights·mark-up·over-priced·profiteering
