Beers could raise 50%

RenatoSosua

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From El Caribe:

The fiscal reform would cause an increase of near 50% of the price of
the beer, reason why a unit of that drink that is sold to RD$50.0.00
could raise to RD$75.00, in agreement with the National Brewery.

Beers. In another official notice, the CND says that the fiscal
project of rectification penalizes the beer with greater taxes and
will cause that the price of that drink increases in near a 50%. The officials
asks the House of Representatives that, instead of raising it,
reduces the contributing load of the sector, "that ascends to the 8,5%
of all the income collected by the State".

Source in Spanish:
http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=110345&guid=1235352281324BD3A04AAC8663E5B436&Seccion=69
 

Mirador

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Apr 15, 2004
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From El Caribe:

The fiscal reform would cause an increase of near 50% of the price of
the beer, reason why a unit of that drink that is sold to RD$50.0.00
could raise to RD$75.00, in agreement with the National Brewery.

Beers. In another official notice, the CND says that the fiscal
project of rectification penalizes the beer with greater taxes and
will cause that the price of that drink increases in near a 50%. The officials
asks the House of Representatives that, instead of raising it,
reduces the contributing load of the sector, "that ascends to the 8,5%
of all the income collected by the State".

Source in Spanish:
http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=110345&guid=1235352281324BD3A04AAC8663E5B436&Seccion=69


Many years ago, when I had enough time on my hands (...;-), I bought one of those beer-making kits through a mail-order house. I started making batches of about 50 bottles at a time, and for a fraction of the cost of the store bought product. Invariably, all those who tasted it swore my brew was much better than Presidente. I even thought about going commercial, so I called the DR Internal Revenue office, to obtain the necessary permits. I was told it was illegal, and that there was no way I could obtain authorization for my cottage industry project...