date:Nov 20, 2012
will find a small beer is suddenly around 30 to 40 cents more expensive. Whilst the brewers will try to absorb this tax as much as they can, the ones that survive this measure and lets remember we are talking about a government proposal for a 160% tax rise on beer these brewers will have to pass some of the costs onto the consumer. The proposals are due to take effect from January 2013 but last week [15 November] the French Senate took a fresh look at this proposal and, realising that it would