Bangladesh minister pushes for liquor tax cut to boost tourism

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Bangladesh minister pushes for liquor tax cut to boost tourism
Parliament Correspondent bdnews24.com

Published: 2018-06-19 01:24:14.0 BdST Updated: 2018-06-19 01:59:31.0 BdST

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  ইঞ্জিনিয়ার মোশাররফ হোসেন (ফাইল ছবি)

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain has urged Finance Minister AMA Muhith to lower taxes on liquor to attract more foreign tourists.

He made the call in parliament on Monday along with a proposal to cut the apartment registration fees while discussing the budget proposed by Muhith for 2018-19 fiscal year.

“The proposed tax on hard liquor at the starred hotels is too much. Because the foreigners don’t like the rates of tax and the price they have to pay,” he said.

He also demanded legalisation of unregistered bars.

According to the housing minister, the number of government-approved bars in Bangladesh is 96.

“But the restaurants at Gulshan and Banani can serve you drinks of any brand if you want some. They don’t pay taxes. There are 1,000 other unapproved bars. Legalise these in exchange for fixed fees,” Mosharraf said.

The minister said the people were paying up to 16 percent tax for registering flats. He proposed cutting the rate to 7 percent.

He also said the government was making a new law to stop people building houses on arable land.
https://bdnews24.com/economy/2018/0...t-in-tax-on-alcoholic-drinks-to-boost-tourism


08:12 PM, June 18, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 08:29 PM, June 18, 2018
Minister suggests lowering prices of liquor

Star Online Report


Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain today suggested cutting down customs duty on liquor for the sake of flourishing tourism in the country.

Speaking at a general discussion on the proposed budget for fiscal 2018-19, the minister said it will attract the tourists and would give a boost to the tourism economy.

Also, he suggested that the government legalise several other bars in the country and bring them under the taxing net to increase revenue collection.

“There are a lot of restaurant cum bar in the city where foreigners go regularly. Why they would serve liquor without legal permit. Rather they should be given license and brought under the tax net,” he said.

He said, currently there are only 96 licensed bars in the country and a thousand others operating under the radar. “The government should hand them licenses and tax them.”

Minister Hossain also requested Finance Minister AMA Muhith to reduce the proposed registration tax on flat for boosting up the real estate sector of the country.

“Make it 7 percent for flat registration,” he suggested.
https://www.thedailystar.net/countr...ister-suggests-lowering-prices-liquor-1591879

 

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Housing minister calls for more licensed bars
UNB

• Published at 10:20 pm June 18th, 2018
• Last updated at 12:06 am June 19th, 2018

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain Dhaka Tribune

The number of licensed premises in Bangladesh could be increased in order to boost the government’s coffers through a greater inflow of alcohol duty.

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain told a general discussion on the 2018-19 fiscal year budget in parliament on Monday that there are currently 96 licensed bars in Bangladesh.

However, he said there were many establishments illegally serving alcohol, especially in the diplomatic quarters of the capital.

“There are so many restaurants in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan and Banani neighbourhoods that are serving liquor,” the minister said.

“If you go there to dine, if you ask for anything - any brand of alcohol - they will serve you, but these restaurants do not pay the regular taxes to the government exchequer.

“(We need to) give them legal licences so that we can charge them taxes.”

The minister said that at the same time as widening the regulatory net, the government could consider lowering the duty on alcohol in an effort to boost tourism.

“The foreigners do not like the rate of the liquor that they are paying in the bars,” the minister said.

Separately during Monday’s session in parliament, the minister signalled a potential reduction the proposed registration tax on flats to boost the real estate sector, suggesting it could be a “flat 7%”.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/06/18/housing-minister-calls-for-more-licensed-bars

 

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Bangladesh minister pushes for liquor tax cut to boost tourism
Parliament Correspondent bdnews24.com

Published: 2018-06-19 01:24:14.0 BdST Updated: 2018-06-19 01:59:31.0 BdST

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  ইঞ্জিনিয়ার মোশাররফ হোসেন (ফাইল ছবি)

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain has urged Finance Minister AMA Muhith to lower taxes on liquor to attract more foreign tourists.

He made the call in parliament on Monday along with a proposal to cut the apartment registration fees while discussing the budget proposed by Muhith for 2018-19 fiscal year.

“The proposed tax on hard liquor at the starred hotels is too much. Because the foreigners don’t like the rates of tax and the price they have to pay,” he said.

He also demanded legalisation of unregistered bars.

According to the housing minister, the number of government-approved bars in Bangladesh is 96.

“But the restaurants at Gulshan and Banani can serve you drinks of any brand if you want some. They don’t pay taxes. There are 1,000 other unapproved bars. Legalise these in exchange for fixed fees,” Mosharraf said.

The minister said the people were paying up to 16 percent tax for registering flats. He proposed cutting the rate to 7 percent.

He also said the government was making a new law to stop people building houses on arable land.
https://bdnews24.com/economy/2018/0...t-in-tax-on-alcoholic-drinks-to-boost-tourism


08:12 PM, June 18, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 08:29 PM, June 18, 2018
Minister suggests lowering prices of liquor

Star Online Report


Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain today suggested cutting down customs duty on liquor for the sake of flourishing tourism in the country.

Speaking at a general discussion on the proposed budget for fiscal 2018-19, the minister said it will attract the tourists and would give a boost to the tourism economy.

Also, he suggested that the government legalise several other bars in the country and bring them under the taxing net to increase revenue collection.

“There are a lot of restaurant cum bar in the city where foreigners go regularly. Why they would serve liquor without legal permit. Rather they should be given license and brought under the tax net,” he said.

He said, currently there are only 96 licensed bars in the country and a thousand others operating under the radar. “The government should hand them licenses and tax them.”

Minister Hossain also requested Finance Minister AMA Muhith to reduce the proposed registration tax on flat for boosting up the real estate sector of the country.

“Make it 7 percent for flat registration,” he suggested.
https://www.thedailystar.net/countr...ister-suggests-lowering-prices-liquor-1591879

 

[Bilal9]

Did you guys know we had a gin distillery in Rangpur, Bangladesh in the British days? I don't know if Carew was in the same area.

Here is a gin with the brand,

Here is a story of Carew Vodka

Carew: Serving liquor since 1897
Niloy Alam

• Published at 11:45 pm August 1st, 2017
• Last updated at 11:01 am August 2nd, 2017

Anyone who has consumed alcohol in Bangladesh is likely to be familiar with Carew’s products. Be it a bitter one-off encounter, or a regular dalliance, Carew – or Keru as it is called locally – has been discreetly serving the drinks since 1897. Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd was established in 1938 in Darshana, Chuadanga in what was in the Nadia district of British India. But its history stretches further back in time. In 1805, a British industrialist called John Maxwell set up the Indian subcontinent’s first distillery in Kanpur.

Also Read- The discreet distillery

As the British presence in the subcontinent expanded, Maxwell’s distillery thrived and his coffers filled. He brought in a sugarcane and spirits specialist by the name of Robert Russell Carew to help with his operations. Carew found the business lucrative and with the help of two partners, bought out the distillery. In 1857, the distillery was attacked during the Sepoy Mutiny. Carew’s younger brother who was working as the manager, died at the hands of the rebel troops. After the mutiny was quashed by the British, Robert Carew returned and re-established the factory to great fanfare from the British army and gentry deployed in India. In 1897, a joint stock company was formed with distilleries first in Asansol, then Katni and finally Darshana.

Also Read- FAQ: Do you have a licence to drink?

The machinery and equipment for the sugar mill were supplied by M/S Blairs Ltd from Glasgow, Scotland. The sugar mill was nationalized in 1973 after the Liberation War.

 

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Did you guys know we had a gin distillery in Rangpur, Bangladesh in the British days? I don't know if Carew was in the same area.

Here is a gin with the brand,

Errr no..

Tanqueray is a British gin, Like almost all the main Gin brands manufactured in the world, Like Hendriks, Gordens and others.. They're just using an ingredient of a breed of Lime, Native to that Area in the Indian Subcontinent for this particular edition of Tanqueray

One of the most famous Gins in the world is Bombay sapphire, But that doesnt mean it was made in Bombay either.. Gin was first manufactured in the 1700 as an antidote for tropical diseases like Malaria for the British troops stationed in tropical and sub tropical colonies because Gin is drunk mixed with Tonic that has Quinine, The main anti malarial drug in those days

@padamchen @Joe Shearer

 

[padamchen]

Errr no..

Tanqueray is a British gin, Like almost all the main Gin brands manufactured in the world, Like Hendriks, Gordens and others.. They're just using an ingredient of a breed of Lime, Native to that Area in the Indian Subcontinent for this particular edition of Tanqueray

One of the most famous Gins in the world is Bombay sapphire, But that doesnt mean it was made in Bombay either.. Gin was first manufactured in the 1700 as an antidote for tropical diseases like Malaria for the British troops stationed in tropical and sub tropical colonies because Gin is drunk mixed with Tonic that has Quinine, The main anti malarial drug in those days

@padamchen @Joe Shearer

Don't know much about gin as its not my tipple, but was a hardcore vodka drinker for a bit (between my college rum and later whisky phase .... prior to my single malt, peated phase).

Now I am increasingly moving back to and favoring rum again though I did have a two day binge with an old college friend in Delhi recently on a really excellent Indian single malt that he and his friends had discovered and had bought a few cases of at a very nice price (barely 1600 bucks a bottle it worked out to ...).

Paul John Single Malt (we had the Bold version). Smoky peaty and very very very smooth. Goes down like butter with a warm mellow afterglow. Distilled in Goa and considered to be among the best in the world - a truly hidden gem of India. I highly recommend it.

I also discovered recently, after much enjoyable testing with friends, that the fauji Old Monk served in their messes and got from their canteens tastes very different to the watered down crap (after tasting the fauji version, the civvy version is just a pale copy) we get on civvy street. Not fair, but it is as it is. Happily for me, I'm neck deep in very helpful and suitably concerned fauji buddies! lol

@GURU DUTT @Imran Khan

Cheers, Doc

 

[El Sidd]

@Imran Khan
honeywashing you like this will work?

 

[Mage]

I'd say BD needs to give license to more bars to sell alcohol. Make sure the bottles are opened in the bar and cannot be taken home. Also require identity check before selling alcohol.

 

[Bilal9]

Don't know much about gin as its not my tipple, but was a hardcore vodka drinker for a bit (between my college rum and later whisky phase .... prior to my single malt, peated phase).

Now I am increasingly moving back to and favoring rum again though I did have a two day binge with an old college friend in Delhi recently on a really excellent Indian single malt that he and his friends had discovered and had bought a few cases of at a very nice price (barely 1600 bucks a bottle it worked out to ...).

Paul John Single Malt (we had the Bold version). Smoky peaty and very very very smooth. Goes down like butter with a warm mellow afterglow. Distilled in Goa and considered to be among the best in the world - a truly hidden gem of India. I highly recommend it.

I also discovered recently, after much enjoyable testing with friends, that the fauji Old Monk served in their messes and got from their canteens tastes very different to the watered down crap (after tasting the fauji version, the civvy version is just a pale copy) we get on civvy street. Not fair, but it is as it is. Happily for me, I'm neck deep in very helpful and suitably concerned fauji buddies! lol

@GURU DUTT @Imran Khan

Cheers, Doc

Not a drinker myself - but some people tell me that this is the epitome of Indian Single malts. I have no idea how much you can get these for in India or even stateside at all.

 

[padamchen]

Not a drinker myself - but some people tell me that this is the epitome of Indian Single malts. I have no idea how much you can get these for in India or even stateside at all.

That is true. Most overseas whisky connoisseurs would know about Amrut Gold but not Paul John. To be fair though, Paul John had its international launch in London pretty recently (in 2012) so maybe give it some time. Its already getting rave reviews across Europe and I hear its even reached your shores now. Personally, I love it!

Whisky in India would cost differently from state to state depending on the excise etc. In Chandigarh (union territory) its 2000 bucks, whereas in Goa where its made its 2900. Expensive states like Maharashtra and Karnataka it is close to 3600-3800 a bottle.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Dot]

Advocates of the Satan. And these so-called Munafiq, Fasiq leaders will have their judgement day standing next to cursed characters like Firaun, Karun.

 

[Imran Khan]

@Imran Khan
honeywashing you like this will work?

main BD ki daru se acha zaher na pi loon

 

[El Sidd]

main BD ki daru se acha zaher na pi loon

nahi nahi khudkushi haraam hai. Zarvan ki qasam

 

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Home > Economy

Bangladesh minister pushes for liquor tax cut to boost tourism
Parliament Correspondent bdnews24.com

Published: 2018-06-19 01:24:14.0 BdST Updated: 2018-06-19 01:59:31.0 BdST

• 
  
  ইঞ্জিনিয়ার মোশাররফ হোসেন (ফাইল ছবি)

Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain has urged Finance Minister AMA Muhith to lower taxes on liquor to attract more foreign tourists.

He made the call in parliament on Monday along with a proposal to cut the apartment registration fees while discussing the budget proposed by Muhith for 2018-19 fiscal year.

“The proposed tax on hard liquor at the starred hotels is too much. Because the foreigners don’t like the rates of tax and the price they have to pay,” he said.

He also demanded legalisation of unregistered bars.

According to the housing minister, the number of government-approved bars in Bangladesh is 96.

“But the restaurants at Gulshan and Banani can serve you drinks of any brand if you want some. They don’t pay taxes. There are 1,000 other unapproved bars. Legalise these in exchange for fixed fees,” Mosharraf said.

The minister said the people were paying up to 16 percent tax for registering flats. He proposed cutting the rate to 7 percent.

He also said the government was making a new law to stop people building houses on arable land.
https://bdnews24.com/economy/2018/0...t-in-tax-on-alcoholic-drinks-to-boost-tourism


08:12 PM, June 18, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 08:29 PM, June 18, 2018
Minister suggests lowering prices of liquor

Star Online Report


Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain today suggested cutting down customs duty on liquor for the sake of flourishing tourism in the country.

Speaking at a general discussion on the proposed budget for fiscal 2018-19, the minister said it will attract the tourists and would give a boost to the tourism economy.

Also, he suggested that the government legalise several other bars in the country and bring them under the taxing net to increase revenue collection.

“There are a lot of restaurant cum bar in the city where foreigners go regularly. Why they would serve liquor without legal permit. Rather they should be given license and brought under the tax net,” he said.

He said, currently there are only 96 licensed bars in the country and a thousand others operating under the radar. “The government should hand them licenses and tax them.”

Minister Hossain also requested Finance Minister AMA Muhith to reduce the proposed registration tax on flat for boosting up the real estate sector of the country.

“Make it 7 percent for flat registration,” he suggested.
https://www.thedailystar.net/countr...ister-suggests-lowering-prices-liquor-1591879

Nobody comes to our country to drink liquor . His remarks will be a election issue by the opposition parties. We need improve security and easy communication for increasing foreign tourist. Just yesterday a German woman tourist lost her valuable belonging to hijacker.

 

[padamchen]

@Bilal9

the bestselling Amrut Fusion seems to have gone off the shelves for some time now here in India at least. Its been replaced by the equally nice Amalgam.

Priced around the same at Paul John, give or take a few hundred bucks here or there.

Cheers, Doc