Tags alcoholic beverages and beer No more alcohol tax hikes, forum pleads Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 Taxes on alcohol and soft drinks should not be hiked again in the next few years since successive hikes in special consumption tax have had a strong impact on the market, a round table organised by the Viet Nam Beer,... Ministry proposes hiking taxes on alcohol, cigarettes to cut consumption Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014 Special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes is likely to increase by 15-30 percentage points in mid-2015.