Restaurants, coffee shops may stop selling beer due to new govt policy

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Sixty percent of restaurants and 80 percent of coffee shops nationwide may stop selling beer following the new government policy requiring them to apply for a licence starting Jan 1.Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association president Wong Teu Hoon said operators may not think it is worth paying between RM840 and RM1,320 for a licence when they can hardly earn from selling beer.While it was reported that coffee shops selling beer need to apply for a licence, he noted that the new policy by the Customs Department will also affect other eateries. "I estimate 60 percent out of 15,000 restaurants and 80 percent out of 20,000 coffee shops may cease selling beer if the new regulations come into force," Wong, who is also the president of Pan Malaysia Koo Soo Restaurants and Chefs Association, told Malaysiakini when contacted yesterday."Consumers se…