Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance has reduced tax on alcoholic beverages by 0.34% under Article 1 of Law 7972.

The revised tax rates are mentioned in MH-DGH-RES-0049-2024, which was published in the Official Gazette on 11 October 2024 and will take effect on 1 November 2024.

Percentage of alcohol by volume Tax (in terms of Crc per millilitre of absolute alcohol) Previous Tax (in terms of Crc per millilitre of absolute alcohol)
Up to 15% 3.69 3.70
15%-30% 4.41 4.43
30% and above 5.15 5.17