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Minimum price for vodka and cognac plans to increase the Ministry of Finance. Experts believe the measure is justified and propose to set a minimum threshold of prices for beer and wine.

In accordance with the draft law of the Ministry of Finance, the minimum retail price for a classic bottle of vodka of 0,5 l. plans to raise 3.5% to 238 rubles. A bottle of brandy will go up by at least 13 rubles up to 446 roubles for 0,5 l. the Minimum price for brandy and other products made from wine, fruit, and calvadoses vekovogo of the distillate rises to 324 rubles. The changes will affect only domestic alcoholic beverages.

the Finance Ministry attributed the rise in price inflation, which according to forecasts of Ministry of economic development is 3% in 2020.

the head of the Center for national alcohol policy development Pavel Shapkin believes that raising the minimum price of vodka and cognac in the interests of both consumers and manufacturers.

— the Price of the cognac is adequate, but the minimum price of vodka makes sense to raise to at least 250 rubles for 0.5 L. Such an increase would not affect demand, the market is long-established, but will allow to protect consumers from illegal products. We have long proposed to set a minimum price on beer — at least 50 rubles for 0.5 and wine within 200 rubles for 1 L. we Have to market about half of illegal and unaccounted for beer and the minimum price will remove from the market illegal immigrants and give preference to honest manufacturers. What is the meaning of “to badarith” if there is minimal price that enables you to cook a better product? — told “MK” the expert.