This would be a huge relief. I came from Washington State in the USA, which is a major wine producer, and the selection at our supermarkets was huge and very affordable. I was shocked to come to Thailand and see some of our 'worst' and cheapest wines at 3 to 4 times the price. Hopefully the markets and shops will lower prices accordingly.

2 hours ago, rbkk said:

Sore loser!

liars, and cheats!!! no more French wine for you, you British criminals ????

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yes and chocolate and butter and Marmite in fact everything

And ginger nuts

I note that they're talking about import duties. The main factor affecting wine prices is the huge excise tax wacked on once it has landed in Thailand.  I suspect a 50% reduction in import duty will not not lead to a huge reduction in the price of wine.

2 hours ago, rbkk said:

Sore loser!

If La Perouse had not vanished, Australia would be French now. He left Botany Bay as Cook arrived, they saw each other! As a Scot and traditional ally of the French, I can't deny it would probably be a much better place now for it. The dull British meat and two veg convict drink till ya puke culture has only been enlivened by the Southern Europeans, Vietnamese, cantonese, etc that followed -much too late to make a real difference. Now they're led by a flag hugging berk from a happy clappy fringe cult.

Does this mean the Police is not going to import alcohol by the plane load anymore?

Oh,silly me.

 

2 minutes ago, chalawaan said:

Of course, 48-72 hours worth of wild sexparty ya ice can be had for B200.

 

oho, you are getting me worried:   I seem to have missed that ...... 

4 hours ago, rbkk said:

Aussie wines are looking for a market after being blocked access to China (And I'm guessing France!).

Would that be the U-Boot mix or Torpedo Juice?

I believe the Thai beer lobby will have a serious word in here as well ????????

Report 90 days that you are free of alcohol and smoke ?

4 hours ago, Enzian said:

haha.  They are talking about groups wanting to stop OTHER PEOPLE from smoking and drinking, the nanny state knowing what is better for you but stopping short of making it illegal.

It’s a well-established fact that smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol isn’t better for you than not doing it. 

1 minute ago, Guitar God said:

drinking alcohol isn’t better for you than not doing it.

After my heart attack, the doc recommended a glass of red a day.

3 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

We need to start a war with Australia over their betrayal ????

Yep. You'll need a few more reverse gears on your tanks first, so you can retreat in the usual mode ????

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

While they are at it reduce the tax on falang imported food

Ain’t got a clue … They have priced themselves out on EVERYTHING

Let’s start by getting rid of the 200+ import tax on vehicles

4 hours ago, Enzian said:

haha.  They are talking about groups wanting to stop OTHER PEOPLE from smoking and drinking, the nanny state knowing what is better for you but stopping short of making it illegal.

That might be an interesting survey:

 

Do you smoke

Did you quit after you arrived 

Do you not smoke before you came here.

9 minutes ago, lahgon29 said:

Yep. You'll need a few more reverse gears on your tanks first, so you can retreat in the usual mode ????

tanks are too expensive to carry over to Australia, however we have 12 new submarines waiting for some actions :)

 

see, you will get delivered at the end ????

nobody will be coming for the next 2 years, so those plans are completely pointless!!!

Oh look ! The price of wine has gone down a bit in Thailand .... rings his PA .... book me a first class flight to Thailand I'm going to resettle there ! I mean ...did you hear ? The price of wine is going down .... said the wealthy man ...

Let's see what difference it makes.

I might start taking a glass of red...for my stomach's sake.

One of the biblical suggestions I approve of.????

crappy wines in Thailand selling for 20 EUR a bottle at TESCO, while good wine in Europe selling for 5 to 7 EUR a bottle

 

for that alone, staying in Europe makes more sense ????

3 hours ago, djayz said:

It has nothing to do with being frugal. People with that kind of wealth are not going to invest/decide not to invest in a country because of the price of booze. 

How do you know?????

5 hours ago, webfact said:

What a 50% reduction in import duty would mean at the till remains to be seen.

50% off an already inflated price.

2 minutes ago, GrandPapillon said:

crappy wines in Thailand selling for 20 EUR a bottle at TESCO, while good wine in Europe selling for 5 to 7 EUR a bottle

 

for that alone, staying in Europe makes more sense ????

Perhaps a short visit but any longer and I'd feel I had outstayed my welcome! 55555

 

I had friends who arrived in their yacht to Phuket. There were 7 crew. They asked where the best restaurants were and I gave them a few addresses. They went, and took their own wine with them and paid the corkage. Much safer they said, nothing to do with money. Not every restaurant has a wine cellar, and I’ve heard that they are often stored before delivery in the heat , and transport conditions are crucial wine. 

So the bootlegging from Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos is being felt finally? The tax coffers of Thailand lost zillions of Baht based on its shortsightedness on the subject. 
Smuggled booze in any form and packaging was offered to us before we sold our restaurant four years ago. Tempted many times but never went for it to avoid a showdown of smugglers in police uniform! 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Roengrudee Patanavanich of Ramathibodi Hospital who is a researcher on tobacco control said that the proposals are bad news for groups wanting to stop smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

I geuss he has a friend that makes the Thai sigarettes and one that works in taxes . Why doesn't he tell them to legalize e-sigarettes and e-fluids instead never heard him about that . 

As long as i can get my Peter Vella i'm happy.

 

It's the one that i so far found most suitable to drink at 30 celcius in Thailand.

Is this such a big deal for the average Farang wine drinker? I spend about 12k a month of wine, so what they "quack quack" about would result in a saving of about 2k to 3 k. Worth mentioning? No

Well I hope that doesn't encourage locals to drink more. They may end up driving when they're drunk. Heaven forbid!!!!