The much-anticipated Budget Speech was delivered in front of the National Treasury, in Cape Town earlier this week by Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, who in an effort to raise revenue for the national fiscus has increased excise duties on alcohol and tobacco.
VICTORIA — Two new studies say the federal and provincial governments must do more to reduce alcohol consumption after determining damages from drinking have surpassed tobacco use.
A Halifax microbrewery has taken on the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation over beer markup fees — and lost. The province's Court of Appeal found the NSLC's markup fee on beer sold on Unfiltered Brewing's own premises was a proprietary charge, not an unlawful tax.
Drinking alcohol is giving more than 3,200 Aussies cancer each year and a new ad is aimed at showing the realities of what alcohol actually does to your body.
There are multiple apps and websites that sell and deliver alcohol including Airtasker, Liquoroo and Jimmy Brings. To use these services all that is required is a credit card and a smart phone.
Alberta’s minimum wage for young workers and the merits of liquor law restrictions came into focus Tuesday as provincial leaders staked out policy positions ahead of a spring election.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada - Proposed changes to the University of New Brunswick’s alcohol policy is raising eyebrows instead of pitchers. UNB presented an update to the alcohol policy on campus during a University of New Brunswick Student Union council meeting on Jan. 27.
The Bali administration is set to legalize traditional Balinese arak (liquor made from tuak, a sweet drink from coconut palm flower) with the hope that it will serve as a new trademark of Indonesia’s main tourist destination, said Bali Governor Wayan Koster.
NEW DELHI: A survey to assess the prevalence of underage drinking, alcohol consumption, and procurement patterns among youth has found that 88.8 per cent youth start drinking before the legal drinking age and procure alcohol without any age check.
Hong Kong should ditch its outdated, high taxation system for strong alcohol, a regional trade body told the finance chief, claiming its proposals on tax reform could bring in more than HK$1 billion in economic benefits and turn the city into a spirits auction hub of Asia.