date:Nov 01, 2012
2.6 billion derived from the production and sale of beer - VAT, excise duties, social security contributions and income taxes across the supply and value chain.
This 160% tax hike is a kick in the teeth for a European brewing sector that has suffered greatly in the crisis, yet fought to survive and continued to invest in order to help play a positive role in the implementation of the EUs Growth Pact, Bergeron concluded.