HANOI: Vietnam’s lawmakers approved raising the tax on beer and strong alcoholic beverages today to 90% by 2031 from the current 65%, state media said.

The tax rate on liquor with more than 20% alcohol content and all beers will rise five percentage points yearly from 2027 before reaching 90% in 2031 under the National Assembly’s new legislation.

Levies will also increase by five percentage points annually for other drinks with alcohol content below 20%, which are currently subject to a 35% tax, reaching 60% by 2031.

Beer sales in Vietnam took a hit following the introduction of a strict zero-alcohol rule for drivers in 2019.

Vietnam ranked seventh globally in beer consumption in 2022, according to a report by Kirin Holdings, a Japanese beer company.

Nearly 41,000 Vietnamese people die each year due to alcohol consumption, according to the health ministry.

We should do the same.

Owai..scared it’s gonna be not affordable for some ppl to hoard inside their mansion.

ok je. let alchohol be a once in a while drink.

we should also raise tax on shoft drinks to 300%. so that one coke will cost rm5.

everyone minum air je.

U don drink doesnt mean other ppl dont need drink. For some ppl their happiness is a simple coke after a long week of sunny sweaty work and earning 2k per month.

Msia already higher

Anwar is salivating

Just raise alcohol to 1000% and sweet drink over certain sugar level to 500%

Both also becoming a huge problem here

vietnam decide to lose tourist.
it's not important.

Our beer is easily 200% more expensive than neighboring countries. So I assume our tax is easily 200%+

How many Malaysian working in Heineken, Guinness, yeos, drinho, f&n ?

I don't take alcohol, but am curious if it's feasible to DIY beer brewing at home

Viet n thai cheap like fark.
Even 90% still cheap cheap.
Whenever I'm there I drink more beer than water ... lol.

Mana sugar tax woi...?

PuAS took over Vietcong?

Do like the car industry

Brew in country - less tax (cos you create jobs)

Import - tax kao2!

Maybe sugar free then

Scare 9 me.

Putrajaya will be hit with arson and molotovs if they pull this here

Malaysia can do cheap also, just reduce the current minimum wages from RM1700 to RM500 per month ok already. After tax also things can be cheap.

Vietmoi all alcoholic. Now they need to pay more for beer...

Theres other industry that can grow. Plus the cost medical cause by sugar are damn huge already. The money can be use to grow other industry.