Lite Beer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Cigarette and liquor prices to go up now BANGKOK: -- Smokers will now pay higher prices for cigarettes after the Sports Act, which requires tobaccos producers and distributors to contribute to a newly established ‘national sports development’ fund, has become effective. Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) says it has announced an increase of all locally-produced and imported cigarettes by 1-2 baht per pack following the publication of the Sports Act in the Royal Gazette on March 20.TTM managing director said Daonoi Suthinipapant said the Sports Act requires all producers and distributors of tobaccos and alcoholic beverages to contribute to the ‘national sports development’ fund the amount equivalent to 2 percent of excise tax they pay.Meanwhile, the government is eyeing to increase excise tax on tobaccos and alcoholic beverages by 2 percent, which is also expected to slightly increase cigarettes and boost prices.The tax hike is expected to push up cigarette price by 1-3 baht per pack.Price of Thai beers is also expected to increase by 47 satang (100 satang =1 baht) and those of imported beers should rise by 60 satang a can.Price of locally-made spirits will rise by 79 satang per bottle while locally-made coloured brandy will see a 2.2 baht increase in price per bottle.Price of foreign coloured brandy will rise by between 5.23 and 8.49 baht per bottle. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cigarette-and-liquor-prices-to-go-up-now -- Thai PBS 2015-03-28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Fair enough!! Right place to tax people! (and yes, I do smoke) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baboon Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 ... Returning happiness to the people by making their few pleasures prohibitively expensive. Yet another smart move by the junta. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 I smoke and I drink........I know I have all the healthy habits. But I applaud the increase of price for both cigarettes and drinks. In fact I would say that's not enough. People are dying every day from those 2 killers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baboon Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Fair enough!! Right place to tax people! (and yes, I do smoke) I don't smoke and think (Thai) smokers pay enough tax already. Funny old world... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post berybert Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Liquor. I don't even know her ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yes, governments spend money so frugally and wisely that we should all cheer new taxes no matter what. Cheers. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Tax for the poor one..... Poor can only drink Lao Kao and homegrow tobacco. For rich it doesn't matter if the wine costs 100 Baht more. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post willyumiii Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 I like my tobacco and alcohol. Sports ( watching grown men play with their balls ) do not interest me at all. I say, let the sport fans pay for their sports. Now, sport drinking is a different matter entirely...I support that! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Fair enough!! Right place to tax people! (and yes, I do smoke) I don't smoke and think (Thai) smokers pay enough tax already. Funny old world... One of the few taxes, where you have a choice to pay it or not.................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Fair enough!! Right place to tax people! (and yes, I do smoke) I don't smoke and think (Thai) smokers pay enough tax already. Funny old world... Certainly is. Do you campaign against tobacco tax in your home country to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I don't smoke and drink very little. But as most other incomes from exports, tourism etc being down they have to raise the money locally. May as well screw the masses. Probably not a lot of happiness being spread as far as they are concerned . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Only bangkok i hope so i here in pattaya can still cough and wheeze like a good 1 on the cheap well done thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Fair enough!! Right place to tax people! (and yes, I do smoke) I don't smoke and think (Thai) smokers pay enough tax already. Funny old world... Certainly is. Do you campaign against tobacco tax in your home country to? I am not in my home country, but if your question is do I think UK smokers pay enough tax, the answer is yes, absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I like my tobacco and alcohol. Sports ( watching grown men play with their balls ) do not interest me at all. I say, let the sport fans pay for their sports. DSCF8172.JPG Now, sport drinking is a different matter entirely...I support that! ice in the beer if there would be naked female soccer I would watch it all day long.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) "Price of foreign coloured brandy will rise by between 5.23 and 8.49 baht per bottle" Is this REALLY a crippling price hike? I dont expect ANY answers to this, anyway! Edit I doubt the poor farmers drink this. Edited March 28, 2015 by ravip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 "Price of Thai beers is also expected to increase by 47 satang (100 satang =1 baht) and those of imported beers should rise by 60 satang a can." That's a good excuse for many bars to add 10B to every bottle of beer... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 "Price of foreign coloured brandy will rise by between 5.23 and 8.49 baht per bottle" Is this REALLY a crippling price hike? I dont expect ANY answers to this, anyway! Edit I doubt the poor farmers drink this. what bottle size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I like my tobacco and alcohol. Sports ( watching grown men play with their balls ) do not interest me at all. I say, let the sport fans pay for their sports. DSCF8172.JPG Now, sport drinking is a different matter entirely...I support that! ice in the beer if there would be naked female soccer I would watch it all day long.... I'm not into soccer but I sure do like the naked news network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I smoke and I drink........I know I have all the healthy habits. But I applaud the increase of price for both cigarettes and drinks. In fact I would say that's not enough. People are dying every day from those 2 killers. All greek to me.....efharisto poli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zydeco Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 So, the price of tobacco, alcohol, electricity and water is going up. And the general is thinking about staying in power for 30 years. If this gets a lot of the insufferable Thai bashers to leave the country, I'll happily support each and every measure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stan42 Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 I smoke and drink daily, and while my wallet can totally tolerate a few baht more I feel bad for the Thai lower class. Alcohol and tobacco are the only luxury of the poor. And this "national sports development" excuse is a laugh. Taxes from alcohol and tobacco should be spent on AA, liver transplants, lung cancer treatments, etc. What does sport have to do with smoking? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The Thai are getting very fat, they better tax all the deepfried food and make vegetables cheaper. But i smoke taxfree cigarettes only, also taxfree whisky. I will fly more if they raise the tax and all my friends will bring more taxfree into Thailand. Taxfree tastes the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losworld Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I smoke and I drink........I know I have all the healthy habits. But I applaud the increase of price for both cigarettes and drinks. In fact I would say that's not enough. People are dying every day from those 2 killers. Yes but they are basically inelastic demand meaning they can increase multiple times and demand will not change much. These are regressive taxes. If you don't want people smoking simply make it a prescription drug where someone smoking can go get prescriptions for cigarettes and kids cannot get any. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So, the price of tobacco, alcohol, electricity and water is going up. And the general is thinking about staying in power for 30 years. If this gets a lot of the insufferable Thai bashers to leave the country, I'll happily support each and every measure. Fair enough, but what about the poor Thais that don't have the option of leaving and are enduring a cost of living crisis. Do you care nothing for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> So, the price of tobacco, alcohol, electricity and water is going up. And the general is thinking about staying in power for 30 years. If this gets a lot of the insufferable Thai bashers to leave the country, I'll happily support each and every measure. Fair enough, but what about the poor Thais that don't have the option of leaving and are enduring a cost of living crisis. Do you care nothing for them? They can grow their own tobacco and brew their own liqor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Tax for the poor one..... Poor can only drink Lao Kao and homegrow tobacco. For rich it doesn't matter if the wine costs 100 Baht more. Its always yea ole Reverse Robin Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So it will now be 80.47 Baht for a beer on Soi Buakhow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Could be worse, can you imagain paying UK prices??? NOPE !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Could be worse, can you imagain paying UK prices??? NOPE !!! I certainly can, yes. In the not too distant future too. Alcohol is already not all that cheap by UK standards and tobacco could quickly catch up as well.. Edited March 28, 2015 by baboon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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