'Corruption and smuggling' damaging Thai import prospects
'Corruption and smuggling' damaging Thai import prospects
Feb 14, 2012 6
(Decanter) - The market for imported wine in Thailand is being hampered by a draconian tax regime, and has subsequently led to high levels of corruption, senior wine professionals say. According to Jean-Philippe Joye, food and beverage director at the Conrad hotel in Bangkok, many wine distributors illegally import large quantities of wine each year via neighbouring countries, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.
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