BRUSSELS,
March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Belgium-based brewery giant InBev will raise the prices
for its beers as of April 1, which the company said is needed to compensate
costs incurred by the new tax on packaging in Belgium.
The Belgian brewery, the world's largest producer of
beer by income and volume, will raise the prices of all its beers sold in
bottles or cans by one percent on April 1, Belgian media reported on Saturday.
InBev brews some of Belgium's best known beers such
as Stella Artois, Beck's and Leffe.
The price of a bottle or a can of InBev beer will
rise by a further 2.5 percent on July 1 to cover rising raw material costs and
compensate for inflation.
Draught beer will not be affected by the price hikes,
the company said on Friday.
InBev's rival Haacht Brewery also said that they are
to follow suit and raise the prices of their products, such as Primus
HaachtPils.
The Belgian government introduced the new packaging
tax to encourage people to use less packaging, so they will pollute less and
conserve more.
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