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Title: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: Admin on August 05, 2010, 01:36:01 AM
Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
-NNT 2010-08-02

BANGKOK (NNT) -- The Ministry of Commerce is revising frameworks of all Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) made with trading partners in order to remove alcoholic drinks and tobacco from the Inclusion List (IL) in a bid to prevent the flow of “vice” products into Thailand.

As detailed by Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, the Ministry is considering a possibility of excluding alcoholic drinks and tobacco from the IL frameworks which are awaiting negotiations such as the Thailand-EU FTA. The move is to protect the health of Thai consumers.

As for FTAs which have been implemented, the Department of Trade Negotiations has been tasked with revising the tax privileges. Thailand has nine FTAs giving tariff reduction privileges to alcoholic drinks and tobacco products. Five of them have been enjoying 0% tariff since 2010.

The five FTAs are ASEAN FTA, Thailand-Australia FTA, Thailand-New Zealand FTA, ASEAN-China FTA, and ASEAN-Republic of Korea FTA.

Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: nookiebear on August 05, 2010, 01:12:26 PM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers
Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: TBWG on August 05, 2010, 03:50:47 PM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers


Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   party4 confused4


TBWG sawadi
Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: fox on August 05, 2010, 04:35:47 PM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers


Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   party4 confused4


TBWG sawadi

I never tried Beer Lao but I like singha beer but my favorite drink is good wine.
there is a good wine I used to buy in big c, its BIG bottle and cost less than 1000 baht.
I think its a good bargain considering the other options are or too low and quality is also same or too expensive for my budget so I always buy this wine.
I have seen this wine also in some bars selling the wine in glasses only.  bananadance
Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: TBWG on August 05, 2010, 08:02:58 PM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers


Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   party4 confused4


TBWG sawadi

I never tried Beer Lao but I like singha beer but my favorite drink is good wine.
there is a good wine I used to buy in big c, its BIG bottle and cost less than 1000 baht.
I think its a good bargain considering the other options are or too low and quality is also same or too expensive for my budget so I always buy this wine.
I have seen this wine also in some bars selling the wine in glasses only.  bananadance


Makro do the same 5 liter bottles red or white Charles House brand ~~ not bad party9


TBWG sawadi
Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: nookiebear on August 06, 2010, 11:51:40 AM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers


Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   party4 confused4


TBWG sawadi
Nobody around here will drink Archa!!!!!
Title: Re: Thailand to remove alcohol, tobacco from FTA
Post by: buriramboy on August 06, 2010, 05:44:54 PM
They are petrified about BEER LAO flooding the country ,,,far cheaper than Thai Beers


Beer Lao far better than Thai beers,  with the exception of Archa!   party4 confused4


TBWG sawadi
Nobody around here will drink Archa!!!!!

not me either. giggle