Beer prices rise as new law comes in
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Beer prices rise as new law comes in
BEER prices in Zanzibar have shot up, with a standard brand now selling at 4,000/- to 5,000/- a bottle instead of 3,000/- or slightly above, with the coming into effect of the Zanzibar Alcohol Control Act (No 9 of 2020).
Importers of alcoholic drinks in Zanzibar will now have to seek permits from the Zanzibar Alcoholic Drinks Control and Advisory Board, and after an alcohol importing tender was floated only three firms came forward. The usual big importers did not participate, a situation that greatly decreased importation of alcohol in the Isles thereby spurring the price rise.