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JAPAN MAY RAISE TAXES ON LOW-MALT BEER AFTER PRICE CUTS.
TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - The recent trend among major breweries of lowering the prices of their low-malt beer products may rekindle discussions on raising taxes on the beverage.
Asahi Breweries Ltd (TSE:2502) will reduce the prices of its "Honnama" low-malt beer by 10 yen on June 21. Their moves follow cuts by rivals Kirin Brewery Co (TSE:2503) and Sapporo Breweries Ltd (TSE:2501) earlier this year.
This intensifying price war may trigger the Finance Ministry, which in the past has proposed increasing the low-malt beer tax to the same level as on regular beer, to start discussing the issue ...
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...plan to raise the tax on low-malt beer. The move comes amid the recent...statements by Kirin Brewery Co (TSE:2503), Sapporo Breweries Ltd (TSE:2501) and Suntory Ltd followed...Kirin Brewery, the top low-malt beer maker, said in the company...