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So booze is 50% duty on invoice + AED75 bill of entry charge + 5%VAT.
WTF! halas |
Yep. It's officially ****.
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Are you guessing that Halas, or has it been announced?
Whoops Don beat me by a second. That is ridiculous!!! However, it seems that The Outlaw called it correctly. |
They want staff and people to buy alcohol locally at MMI which is part of the Emirates Group, so you are basically giving your employer his money back. Win/Win for them. Also they get extra money by making you renew your 'license' each year which also goes up in price like everything else. Perhaps borrow some 'recipes' for "home brews" from the Saudi neighbours?
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There’s no smoke without fire. You guys called it
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It is too much.
Booze price + 50%, then 5% taxes on that 150%. Then another 75 AED Bill of Entry, and another 10 AED Goverment Fee. If you buy a 100AED wine, you'll pay 142,5 in Dubai. A total of 242,4 AED. (100*1,5)*1,05 +95AED... is that correct? If you buy a 50AED wine, you end up paying triple the price... |
It's simple, boycott MMI. Plenty of other emirates to buy your booze. Life goes on. Don't let the f*ckers win.
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Originally Posted by TooLow
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Don't let the f*ckers win.
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Couldn't it be that their intent is just trying to get the alcohol consumption down in the pilot community? :ouch:
Not that I believe pricing will make a difference but a local manager might think so.. |
Absolute disgrace.
I wonder what the guys who kindly provided the information previously for the British Airways crews have been told. It's not even just for booze but for goods as well. So I spend $27 on an item for my car in the US (100AED) so 100+5%=105AED plus a bill of entry charge of 75AED so 180Aed an 80% charge just to bring something into the country. The $27 item is now $49 !!! As for booze A bottle of wine from UK for £10 is 51AED. Now its +50% duty so 25.50AED 51+25.50=76.50AED Not to be finished yet they then charge VAT at 5% so another 3.83 AED so now the total is 80.32AED and not to be done with yet another 75Aed to even bring it into Dubai so a grand total of 155.33AED The price of a 51Aed bottle of wine has gone up to 155.33AED or a 204.56% charge just to bring a bottle of wine. This is a disgrace! Why do they think they need to charge this? Are things really that desperate here that they need the few AED from crew? |
Why has the other airline that is 'not allowed to be mentioned here' not received the same notification? Its the same country after all or is this another company decision blamed on customs?
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The fact that payment is cash only merely adds to this Third World farce. As tooLow says, buy elsewhere!
It's just another reason why people will not leave their home Countries to work here. If the airline/government is serious about retaining workers and attracting new blood to keep the economy growing, they're going about it the wrong way. Interesting to see if BA & Virgin crew have been told? I guess we'll all know in a few weeks..... Harry |
It is death by a thousands cuts really........
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Well I’ll be bringing in 4 liters of H2O every time just to put a spanner in the works! I like foreign water😎
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Well there you have it and for real this time. I can tell you this... I will sooner give up booze than spend one dirham at MMI from this day onwards.
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Cluster
This is another “Good idea” from someone trying to justify his position somewhere in the government. No thought has been put into its impact or implementation. As of yesterday there was no visible enhancement of the infrastructure in the arrivals at. EGHQ for customs to manage this new process due for implementation in a weeks time. At peak times upwards of 1500 crew per hour pass through the arrivals. If just 1% are required to submit to this idiotic process the congestion will bring the place to a grinding halt. The additional staff required given the productivity of the average Enarati will have to be ten fold the current allocation. But Im sure they have thought this out right?
I will follow WKs example and bring back a few bottles of tap water every trip for them to seize and store on my behalf. A rather childish way to deliver a message but one has to take into consideration who you’re dealing with. |
Harry,
How would you like your crow? Fried, boiled or raw? Thanks for the vote of doubt. When will you learn that optimism is a dangerous thing in this place?
Originally Posted by The Outlaw
(Post 10124238)
Wait for it Harry....have some faith in the downward trend!
I assume you can read so you might remember that the lifting of the ban was a TEMPORARY MEASURE as written by the company. No where was it ever written that this was rescinded permanently. You may also recall that the "R" in PPRUNE stands for "rumour", would you agree with that Mr. Cod? If I recall correctly, your country of birth allows for 1 litre of spirts or 2 bottles of wine duty free, much the same as mine, but we don't complain there, why is that? Booze and smoke are a big source of tax in most western countries so why not here? Start small with crew then slowly restrict passengers over time. Seems logical for any country looking for additional revenue. You strike me as a logical thinker Harold, I thought you of all people would support the masters on this one! Its coming, its not a rumour and no, I won't reveal my sources. The target date is May although I suspect it might come a little later, lets see how it plays out with the religious holidays approaching. Enjoy your duty free cola! |
Outlaw
Your source was obviously reliable and good for you. As for Optimism? Nah, been here long enough to know the difference between reality and optimism. My point of the original post was to validate the information before people got their knickers in a twist. Now it's been validated.....whinge away! Harry |
Originally Posted by fliion
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Back on topic - I came in today at noon, asked they Customs Officer - said it’s not true.
Careful where you get your facts. |
Originally Posted by The Outlaw
(Post 10127969)
Yeah...guess it must be true then.
Careful where you get your facts. Never said it was a fact. What I did say and stand by is: Good news is your gone - good riddance |
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