Vodka, whiskey and wine is more expensive: the government raises the price of alcohol
Today, August 9, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decree according to which should increase the minimum wholesale release and retail prices on separate types of alcoholic beverages.
This is stated in the message on the official site.
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“The minimum price of alcohol, which operates today, was introduced in November 2016. At the same time in 2017 has increased excise tax rates on the vast majority of alcoholic beverages (vodka, LIKERO-vodka products, cognac, wine). Has occurred and the growth of other components of price, so today the minimum prices do not correspond to the real costs of production and realization of alcoholic beverages”, – noted in the government.
According to the report, the Ministry has received numerous appeals of market participants, who noted that current minimum prices do not cover their operating costs.
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“As a result, according to associations of producers of alcoholic products, reduces competition from legitimate manufacturers and increasing share of unscrupulous manufacturers. This is because such companies can reduce their operating costs by purchasing unrecorded alcohol, the use of surrogate substances, tax evasion, counterfeiting,” – said in the message.
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The Cabinet said that the increase of minimum price on alcohol to protect consumers from counterfeit and surrogate products and to reduce the share of the shadow economy.
“In particular, retail prices for vodka and alcoholic beverages to increase by 14.0-19,41%; whiskey, rum and gin 6.5-6.6 per cent; cognac (brandy) – 12.3-29.1 per cent; wines with added alcohol, sparkling 7.1 and 13.3%,” – said in the government.
We will remind, in July the Supreme economic court of Ukraine ordered the Kyiv city Council to cancel the decision to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages in the evening.
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