Guam congressional delegate asks for investigation into alcohol price spike

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Guam congressional delegate asks for investigation into alcohol price spike
By Vince Little, Stars and Stripes

Guam congressional delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo is calling for an investigation into the recent spike in alcohol prices on the island’s military bases.

"Since hearing from the Guam Chamber of Commerce that no liquor products were purchased from local distributors while prices on resold liquor products continued to rise at military exchanges, I have requested that the Department of Defense Inspector General look into this matter," she said Wednesday in a statement released by her district office in Hagatna.

Bordallo declined to comment further.

The dispute stems from a provision in the 2008 defense appropriations bill that would have restricted the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Navy Exchange from bringing alcohol to Guam via military transportation. On Sept. 1, the organizations raised prices in anticipation of buying alcohol through local vendors subject to substantial shipping charges.

Prices increased between 40 percent and 50 percent for some items, and a smaller selection was expected.


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