The European Competition Commission has levied a fine of €200 million on Anheuser-Busch InBev in its Belgian home market for abusing its dominant market position to keep price of its popular Jupiler beer brand high.
Margrethe Vestager, EU competition commissioner, said: “Consumers in Belgium have been paying more for their favourite beer because of AB InBev’s deliberate strategy to restrict cross-border sales between the Netherlands and Belgium.