The same with food. Food items were coming across at zero duty and some at five per cent. Now they are coming across at 15 per cent. We have had to absorb some of that. We can't push it all on to the consumer, and consumption is already decreasing.
People have only so much to spend.
This has come on top of a new four per cent tourism levy on hotels and restaurants, imposed towards the end of last year, and the raising of corporate tax in the January budget from 7.5 to 12 per cent. That is a tough burden to carry. We can live with it providing it is being spent on promoting the Sultanate and dramatically increasing the number of tourists coming to the Sultanate, in a hurry. With the new luxury goods tax, this looks unlikely to happen quickly. This is mainly related to alcohol.