Mexico president says Corona beer maker has VAT rebate rejected

Mexico president says Corona beer maker has VAT rebate rejected
FILE PHOTO: Corona beers are pictured at a BevMo! store ahead of Constellation Brands Inc company results in Pasadena, California U.S., October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Copyright Mario Anzuoni(Reuters)
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the country's Supreme Court had rejected a bid by the makers of Corona beer for a value-added tax rebate worth billions of pesos.

"There was going to be a refund of billions of pesos to the company Corona, to the brewer Corona," Lopez Obrador told his regular morning news conference. "The Supreme Court decided that the request was inadmissible," he added.

Corona is made in Mexico by brewer Modelo, a unit of Anheuser Busch Inbev NV, a Belgium-based company. In the United States, production of the beer is licensed to Constellation Brands Inc. Lopez Obrador did not give further details.

(Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

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