Tax rates by liquor type, even the same tax rate works differently
Ad valorem tax is applied to the ex-factory price. The lower the cost, the more it creates an illusion that the tax is also low.
Distilled spirits (diluted soju · distilled soju · whisky)72%
Yakju · Cheongju · Fruit wine30%
Even with the same 72% tax rate, there is a huge gap in the actual tax amount paid between diluted soju costing 548 won and traditional distilled spirits costing tens of thousands of won. The core of the problem is not the tax rate, but the baseline (price) to which the tax rate is applied.