Admit it, you thought all those police,security guards and government officials were just hanging out drinking cans of Klang in their hammocks for no good reason.
Shame on you, because in the future, they will be working hard to save the planet, so don't give them stick.They will be drinking as much as possible to save the future of your children and your grand-children. Even illegal loggers will be obliged to drink more beer as they chainsaw.

[There is a rumour that foreigners who don't drink enough beer could be expelled in the future - but if you smoke enough they might let you off (maybe). ]

Drink a Beer to Save the Planet
As a way to possibly boost funding for environmental protection in the Kingdom, Prime Minister HE yesterday floated the idea of an extra tax on cigarettes and alcohol.

Speaking at a forum on the protection and conservation of natural resources in Phnom Penh, the prime minister suggested that a small tax increase could be used to cover the costs of protecting the environment.

“In the future, we can include tax increases, for example on cigarette sales and alcohol sales. For something like a can of beer we can add just 10 riel to the price,” said Mr. HE.

In addition to raising funds, the prime minister suggested the tax would help discourage the consumption of cigarettes.

“For smokers, we can include even greater tax increases, so that they are discouraged from smoking,” he said.

In April, the Ministry of Economy and Finance increased taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. Under the recent changes beer is taxed at 30 percent, wine at 35 percent, and cigarettes at 20 percent.

A member of staff at a local beer company, who asked not to be named, welcomed the idea of a tax increase.

“If the government issues a sub-decree or regulation on the tax increase to raise funds for environmental protection, companies will agree because it clearly contributes to help society,” he said.

A 10 riel increase would not adversely affect customer’s wallets or the market in general, he said, while acknowledging that drinking beer was helping the environment, and may actually improve sales.
“If they [public] know they are supporting products that don’t harm the environment, but, instead are helping support environmental protection, they would be happy to support us more,” he suggested...
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