In 2023, the assortment and assortment in the Russian alcohol market will remain the same, registered Vadim Drobiz, head of the TSIFRRA Federal and Regional Alcohol Markets Research Center, in an interview with the Public News Service. At the same time, according to him, it is not unusual for the price of hard liquor to increase from January 1st.
“Everything is getting more expensive today: equipment, alcohol, labels, bottles. In addition, the state increases the SCT rate every year. All this led to the fact that from January 1, a bottle of vodka costs 281 rubles, today the minimum price of a bottle is 261 rubles, and the average price is about 340 rubles.
He added that from January onwards, only the cheapest products will increase in prices, while the rest will be sold at prices about two months older. According to him, this is due to the existence of stocks where the excise tax is still at the old rate. The expert also suggested that alcohol prices may increase in 2023 due to the possibility of high inflation in the country.
Earlier it was known that from January 1, 2023 in Russia there is a minimum retail price for 0.5 liters of vodka. will increase 261 rub. up to 281 rub. Information about it is published by order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, published on the official portal of legal information.
Source: Gazeta
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