Somebody wants a drink...???

January 17th, 2003

Just read in a swedish newspaper that the Police has caught a man, a rally car driver for smuggeling 250 000 litre of 96%-alcohol...or drinkable 650 000 litre of 40%-alcohol...from Norway to Sweden. He did 50 rounds between the two countries between March 2002 and May 2002.

It is estimated to be sold for up to €18 000 000.

Cheers to ya all!!

**Hipster Doofus** · January 18th, 2003

Why would he do that? Does Sweden high a high tax on booze? :confused:

January 18th, 2003

Yes we do....I am sad to say. We usually say: "Born free, taxed to death" here...

The tax is calculated on the amount of alcohol (%), and GST is also added, so there are two taxes..GST and alcohol tax.

As an example: Our very own "Absolut Vodka" costs 229 SEK.
186 SEK is tax & GST, that means that it is 81.3 % tax on the bottle, So without all the taxes ... it should have cost: 43 SEK.

It is much cheaper to buy so called "homebrewed" alchohol...very much illegal to make and sell..but cheaper...
Just to show:

Grant's Whiskey 700 ml € 30

J&B 700 ml € 31

Jack Daniel's 700 ml € 31

And it is ONLY a government run shop called "Systembolaget" That is allowed to sell here, no-one else. They have monopoly!

Go here: http://www.systembolaget.se/english/xindex.htm
and read for yourself.:confused:

**Hipster Doofus** · January 18th, 2003

Wow & I thought we were highly taxed.

Try this:
Over here we can buy very small bottles of essence. The sale of it is now resricted to those over the drinking age. This small bottle of essence could make a 750ml bottle of full strength booze, vodka, brandy, etc. That's why they finally woke up & restricted it. Anyway there is no alcohol tax on it because it is a food additive. (something used in cooking) I have not seen it for a while so who knows the government might have banned it altogether.

January 18th, 2003

That is what government usually do when the citizens find something to do that actually let people have fun, and save money at the same time.....or they put high taxes on it and try to make as much money as possible.

Yes, we really do have high taxes..not THE highest..but enough.
Incometax is: 34% where I live. GST on ordinary goods is 25%, but on food it is: 12%, and on entertainment: 6%

**Electronic Punk** · January 19th, 2003

Pint of vodka with a little bit of coke, packet of maltesers. nice one.

**Hipster Doofus** · January 20th, 2003

oooooo wonder what that looks like coming back up?

**Evil Marge** · January 21st, 2003

Originally posted by Hipster Doofus
oooooo wonder what that looks like coming back up?

Oh yuck

January 21st, 2003

...:happy: probably better than: Mars bars, potato chips and Beefeater's....seen that once

**Henyman** · January 21st, 2003

it's a nice combination.......i tried it last night:happy: looks kinda funny with the malteasers floating in it but taste's good

i didn't put a full pint of vodka in though

more like 50/50

**Sazar** · January 21st, 2003

heck I drive over the to the local air base where sales are tax free... a BIG bottle of jd's is around 10 dollars

of course johnny is still expensive when you buy blue label... that baby is up to over 100 bucks

smooth as hell though...

vodka is generally in the 10 dollar range for a big bottle (1.5 litre)

/me decides to set up a ring to sweden to become rich...

**Henyman** · January 21st, 2003

i can wonder down to a local shop + get a 1 liter bottle of smirnoff vodka for aprox £14

January 21st, 2003

i only like to drink beer ..my wife usually keeps the hard licker stocked via freebies from customers ..mainly drank by friends when they come over

**Henyman** · January 21st, 2003

my favorite drink

January 21st, 2003

my fav

**Henyman** · January 21st, 2003

lol nice

January 17th, 2003	Top \| #1
Nedreplan Unregistered Posts: n/a	Somebody wants a drink...??? Just read in a swedish newspaper that the Police has caught a man, a rally car driver for smuggeling 250 000 litre of 96%-alcohol...or drinkable 650 000 litre of 40%-alcohol...from Norway to Sweden. He did 50 rounds between the two countries between March 2002 and May 2002. It is estimated to be sold for up to €18 000 000. Cheers to ya all!!

January 18th, 2003	Top \| #2
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 183	Why would he do that? Does Sweden high a high tax on booze? :confused: Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

January 18th, 2003	Top \| #4
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 183	Wow & I thought we were highly taxed. Try this: Over here we can buy very small bottles of essence. The sale of it is now resricted to those over the drinking age. This small bottle of essence could make a 750ml bottle of full strength booze, vodka, brandy, etc. That's why they finally woke up & restricted it. Anyway there is no alcohol tax on it because it is a food additive. (something used in cooking) I have not seen it for a while so who knows the government might have banned it altogether. Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

January 20th, 2003	Top \| #7
Hipster Doofus Good grief Charlie Brown Joined: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 5,920 Reputation: 560 Power: 183	oooooo wonder what that looks like coming back up? Pentium 4 2.6ghz 400mhz @ 3.07ghz 472mhz / Gigabyte GA-8IHXP v2.1 / RAMBUS PC 800 768mb / Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256mb / 2 x Maxtor 80gb ATA133 DiamondMax, RAID0 :: 1 x Western Digital 7200 40gb / Liteon DVD-RW Dual Layer SOHW-1633S @ 1653S / Liteon 52x24x52 CD-RW LTR-52246S / Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Fan / Antec TruePower 480w / RD3XP Gladiator Rounded Cables

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #8
Evil Marge I Rule Joined: July 2002 Location: Teesside, the land of smog Posts: 6,545 Reputation: 2337 Power: 206	Originally posted by Hipster Doofus oooooo wonder what that looks like coming back up? Oh yuck . Google+

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January 18th, 2003	Top \| #3
Nedreplan Unregistered Posts: n/a	Yes we do....I am sad to say. We usually say: "Born free, taxed to death" here... The tax is calculated on the amount of alcohol (%), and GST is also added, so there are two taxes..GST and alcohol tax. As an example: Our very own "Absolut Vodka" costs 229 SEK. 186 SEK is tax & GST, that means that it is 81.3 % tax on the bottle, So without all the taxes ... it should have cost: 43 SEK. It is much cheaper to buy so called "homebrewed" alchohol...very much illegal to make and sell..but cheaper... Just to show: Grant's Whiskey 700 ml € 30 J&B 700 ml € 31 Jack Daniel's 700 ml € 31 And it is ONLY a government run shop called "Systembolaget" That is allowed to sell here, no-one else. They have monopoly! Go here: http://www.systembolaget.se/english/xindex.htm and read for yourself.:confused:

January 18th, 2003	Top \| #5
Nedreplan Unregistered Posts: n/a	That is what government usually do when the citizens find something to do that actually let people have fun, and save money at the same time.....or they put high taxes on it and try to make as much money as possible. Yes, we really do have high taxes..not THE highest..but enough. Incometax is: 34% where I live. GST on ordinary goods is 25%, but on food it is: 12%, and on entertainment: 6%

January 19th, 2003	Top \| #6
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Pint of vodka with a little bit of coke, packet of maltesers. nice one.

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #9
Nedreplan Unregistered Posts: n/a	...:happy: probably better than: Mars bars, potato chips and Beefeater's....seen that once

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #10
Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,601 Reputation: 3548 Power: 249	it's a nice combination.......i tried it last night:happy: looks kinda funny with the malteasers floating in it but taste's good i didn't put a full pint of vodka in though more like 50/50 http://Henyman.com

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #11
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,880 Reputation: 4110 Power: 309	heck I drive over the to the local air base where sales are tax free... a BIG bottle of jd's is around 10 dollars of course johnny is still expensive when you buy blue label... that baby is up to over 100 bucks smooth as hell though... vodka is generally in the 10 dollar range for a big bottle (1.5 litre) /me decides to set up a ring to sweden to become rich... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #12
Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,601 Reputation: 3548 Power: 249	i can wonder down to a local shop + get a 1 liter bottle of smirnoff vodka for aprox £14 http://Henyman.com

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #13
Burpster Unregistered Posts: n/a	i only like to drink beer ..my wife usually keeps the hard licker stocked via freebies from customers ..mainly drank by friends when they come over

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #14
Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,601 Reputation: 3548 Power: 249	my favorite drink http://Henyman.com

January 21st, 2003	Top \| #15
Burpster Unregistered Posts: n/a	my fav

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January 21st, 2003	Top \| #16
Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,601 Reputation: 3548 Power: 249	lol nice http://Henyman.com