MoF deflects beer licence issue in Dewan Rakyat

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KUALA LUMPUR – The Finance Ministry has snubbed questions on the Customs Department’s decision to enforce new licences on restaurants and coffee shops that sell beer.

During Question Time in Dewan Rakyat today, Nga Kor Ming (Teluk Intan-PH) asked the ministry for a reason behind the decision to enforce the RM1,340 licence to sell beer and stout when restaurants and coffee shops are struggling to recover from an economic slowdown post-pandemic.

“We received a complaint from the Confederation of Coffee Shops Malaysia, where the Customs Department wants to implement a new policy based on old regulations, which is the excise regulation that has existed since 1977 but was never implemented.

“Starting next month, the Customs Department wants to implement an old regulation, using a new policy, on all coffee shops selling beer where they must apply for a licence. So, how many licences must a new coffee shop apply and pay for?

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