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Gail Alexan­der

Se­nior Po­lit­i­cal Re­porter

Ex­cise du­ties on Cari­com-man­u­fac­tured malt bev­er­ages, beer, rum, cig­a­rettes and to­bac­co have been in­creased 100 per cent, match­ing the 100 per cent in­crease on lo­cal­ly man­u­fac­tured beer, rum and to­bac­co prod­ucts stip­u­lat­ed in the 2026 Bud­get.