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How to Say No To a Sultan; Brunei and Its Leader Try Economic Discipline
NYT > Brunei, 22-November-2007Sultan Hassanal Bolkiash of Brunei, whose lavish spending helped push country into recession, now acts as economic disciplinarian, trying to less its dependence on oil production and into global economy; Brunei has been vowing to diversify its economy since mid-1980's, but reductions in dominance of oil have been achieved largely by raising government outlays; surging oil prices have taken some urgency out of reform drive; photos
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who urges gov't to increase cigarette tax - Inquirer.net
Google News - Brunei, 11-November-2007who urges gov't to increase cigarette taxInquirer.net, Philippines - Nov 11, 2007... players were expected to lobby strongly against it. who said the cigarette tax in singapore was equivalent to $192.56 per 1000 sticks. in brunei, ...
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dof to review excise tax regime - ABS CBN News
Google News - Brunei, 11-November-2007dof to review excise tax regimeABS CBN News, Philippines - Nov 11, 2007... has an excise tax rate on cigarettes of $192.56 per 1000 sticks while malaysia has an excise tax rate of $23.29 per 1000 sticks. similarly, brunei has ...
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