The budget will fill the alcohol

Government Regulation igry09-07-2009 Budget will fill Alcohol Alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and other goods "consumer" may soon significantly increase in price. Thus, the minimum retail price of legal vodka (0,5 l) will increase to 100 rubles. Rising prices could trigger a planned increase in excise duties by the Ministry of Finance. But the Finance Ministry forced to raise rates as a crisis budget deficits and falling tax collections. According to the forecast of Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, the federal budget deficit in 2010 may amount to 6,5-7,5% of GDP. However, Mr Kudrin earlier spoken of the need to raise excise taxes. Therefore, in 2010, the Government intends to raise payment rates on a number of excisable goods. Namely: on alcoholic beverages (including wine), beer, tobacco, motor fuel and motor oil. In addition, planned to increase severance tax (tax on mineral extraction) and the rate of export duty on natural gas. Treasury also proposed to increase the state tax and vehicle tax, according to RIA Novosti. The combined effect of these measures can make 251,2-271,2 billion rubles. As for the "people's goods", then most of the new measures will suffer alcohol. Excise duty on alcohol in 2010 will grow to 30.5 rubles., And in 2011 already up to 33,6 rubles. to 1 liter of anhydrous alcohol. Then as now, this excise tax is 27.7 rubles.