EVEN with the window fast closing on final legislative approval of any more tax reform in the current 17th Congress, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday started action on bills seeking to increase the excise tax rate on alcohol products.
A special bench of the Madras High Court, on Wednesday, suggested that the government should not depend upon the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) for its revenue.
THEY may not be new, but non-alcoholic beers are certainly becoming more popular. With the combination of good marketing and decent flavours, they're becoming the go-to bar order for anyone who wants to have a 'drink' with mates but escape the hangover.
Alcohol is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. It’s also a key risk factor for preventable illness and death in Africa. For example, alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with many adverse effects on children.
SRI LANKA - Alcohol consumption has been increasing across Sri Lanka in unbelievable levels. According to statistics, our per capita alcohol consumption in 2005 was 2.2 litres per annum.
A move by Ottawa to use Canada's food guide to drill home the dangers of chronic alcohol use caught some nutrition and addiction experts by surprise, but they welcomed the tougher stance on an issue they say demands a co-ordinated strategy.
A spending watchdog is calling on the Alberta government to refund more than $2 million in taxes collected under a markup program for brewers that was struck down by the courts last spring.
Irish whiskey sales in the U.S. have held strong despite a decline in alcohol consumption, new data reveals. Preliminary figures from International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR), show that Irish whiskey sales rose 13.5 percent to 4.65 million cases last year.
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - P.E.I. is removing personal exemption limits for alcohol in an effort to further break down barriers of trade within Canada.
CORK company Musgrave said they have seen a 1,200% increase in the sale of low and non-alcoholic drinks over the last three months.