spidermike007

Note to Cha Cha. You are incorrect, and misstating the facts, for the 1900th time. The emergency decree is still a necessity to combat resistance, to repress the show of dissent, and to prevent 97% of the population from showing their extreme level of disapproval of your staggering incompetence, your stunning failures, and your destruction of the economy. That is all the decree is about.

Have you been able to find a source for good quality pinot noir here? I have not. In California I get very good quality single vineyard Sonoma wines for $50. Here? Difficult to find, and way, way overpriced.

I do not even think this information is close to being correct. If there was a 60% tax in wine, it would be reasonable here. I was told by reliable sources, that is is 360%. Wine prices here are downright stupid, for high quality wine. It is just one of the many, many sacrifices the goon squad needs to make, if there is any chance of attracting affluent tourists. When components of the intermediate inputs and the finished good are at different tariff rates, the effective rate of protection (Ep) is actually different than the advertised rate. This creates a non-transparent environment. Table I Thai wine imports A CIF (per bottle) 6.89 8.09 B Tarrif: A x 60% 0.00 4.85 C Excise Tax: (A+B+C+D) x 60% or 1.7647059(A+B) 12.16 22.84 D Municipal Tax: C x 10% 1.22 2.28 E Health Tax: C x 2% 0.24 0.46 F VAT (A+B+C+D+E) x 7% 1.44 2.70 Total After Tax Cost (A+B+C+D+E+F) 21.94 41.22 Effective Tax Burden 218% 410% https://www.econ.chula.ac.th/public/publication/journal/2015/Jordan French.PDF