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Russia to raise price of vodka to curb excessive drinking Newscast Media MOSCOW—With hundreds of thousands of Russians dying of excessive drinking every year, the Kremlin says it plans to hike minimum prices for strong spirits, including vodka. But the move may not yield the desired effect. According to a draft decree published by the government on Friday, Russia looked set to once again raise minimum vodka prices as of next year, with consumers having to spend about a fifth more for the same quantity from January 2014. The document said the cheapest half-liter bottle of vodka would then cost 199 rubles ($6, 4.42 euros), up from the current 170 rubles. It also noted the price for strong spirits would further rise to 220 rubles per half liter from August 2014, bringing total increases next year to almost 30 percent. Alcoholism was estimated to contribute to 30 percent of deaths in the nation of 143 million inhabitants, medical surveys indicated. The Kremlin had already been tightening regulations for producers of vodka and beer such as Russia’s Synergy or Danish brewer Carlsberg. It had banned alcohol advertizing, raised excise taxes and banned sales after 11 p.m. An earlier round of price hikes in 2010 has already affected store sales, but even higher prices could easily lead Russians to resort more often to bootleg spirits, which can be fatal if not distilled properly. Source: Deutsche Welle http://newscastmedia.com/vodka.htm Categories: News Tags: alcholics anonymous, alcohol deaths, drinking problem, Russsia vodka, vodka prices
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Rusija drastično poskupljuje votku Rusija planira podignuti minimalnu cijenu votke kako bi smanjila konzumaciju alkohola, unatoč rizicima da će se pijanci zbog toga okrenuti jeftinijem ilegalnom alkoholu Alkoholizam je prema procjenama liječnika odgovoran za 30% smrti u Rusiji, zemlji sa 143 milijuna stanovnika. Ruska je vlada 2010. nametnula minimalnu cijenu za žestoka pića poput votke i konjaka, a svake godine je povisuje zbog inflacije. Od 1. siječnja najjeftinija politrena boca votke stajat će 199 rubalja (oko 35 kuna) što je 17% više nego sada. Od 1. kolovoza minimalna cijena bit će podignuta na 220 rubalja. Iako su više cijene i dosad smanjile prodaju votke, stručnjaci upozoravaju da će to dovesti do toga da će ljudi više piti ilegalni alkohol, koji može biti fatalan ako se pravilno ne destilira. Rusija je proteklih godina u nastojanju da smanji stopu smrtnosti od alkohola zabranila njegovo reklamiranje, povećala trošarine, ograničila prodaju iza 23 sata te zabranila prodaju na kioscima