Thai Beverage - CGS-CIMB Research 2024-01-03: Thai Government To Cut Alcohol Excise Tax

• As part of the plan to spur tourism in Thailand, the Thai cabinet had, on 2 Jan 24, approved tax cuts on alcoholic beverages. The tax measures are expected to take effect shortly, once the ministerial regulation is published, and will expire at the end of this year.

Alcohol tax cuts approved to spur tourism

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• reducing excise taxes on wine from 10% to 5%, and
• eliminating taxes on local spirits (10% previously).
• Excise tax on entertainment venues will also be halved from 10% to 5%.

New measures a positive for Thai Bev

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• We expect Thai Beverage (SGX:Y92) to only partially pass on the lowered excise taxes (in the form of lower retail pricing) to consumers, given:
  1. the time-limited nature of the measures, and
  2. likely higher input costs for spirits in FY24F.

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