In Russia, from January to June 2024, retail sales of sparkling wines increased by almost 12% year-on-year, up to 9.98 million decalitres. Interfax writes about this based on data from Rosalkogoltabakkontrol.
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Since the beginning of 2024, sales of sparkling wines in the Russian Federation have increased by almost 13%
Sales of spirits and grape wines also increased during the reporting period: by 12.1% (up to 665.2 thousand decalitres) and 2.5% (up to 27.55 million decalitres), respectively.
In total, 111.72 million dal of alcoholic products were sold at retail in the first half of the year, excluding beer, beer-based beverages, cider, poiré and mead. This is 4.1% more than in 2023.
The Finance Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry and the Economic Development Ministry considered in June the issue of increasing duties on wine from “hostile” countries in August. The increase could be 25%. An increase in taxes on strong alcohol is also being discussed.
In early spring, the Association of Winegrowers and Oenologists of Russia demanded that import duties on wines from NATO member countries be set at 200%.
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Source: RB
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