Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Beer is alcoholic; Russian confirmation!

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Beer is alcoholic; Russian confirmation!

    "After much debate over the issue, the new bill will regulate beer in the same way that spirits are controlled, banning advertising and the sale of beer at street-side kiosks.
    Russia accepts that beer is alcohol
    Previously, beer had been considered a foodstuff

    Previously, beer had been considered a foodstuff, because it contained less than 10 per cent alcohol.

    That meant the drink could be sold round the clock and advertised on Russia's metro system.

    The move comes after beer became more popular in Russia, and international brewers cashed in on the nation's relatively lax drinking laws.

    Last year the government tripled the tax on beer - which had previously been considered harmless, compared to vodka.
    Related Articles

    Chechnya moves to ban 'un-Islamic' energy drinks
    19 Jul 2011

    Russia averts 'major' terror act near Moscow
    18 Jul 2011

    Girls urged to strip for Putin
    18 Jul 2011

    But the new law will ban sales of alcohol on all forms of transport from 2013 and will bring in a ban on advertising on televiison and radio.

    "The law brings some order into the sale of beer," said Vadim Drobiz, director of the Center for Federal and Regional Alcohol Market Studies, told Bloomberg. "The restrictions will not reduce beer consumption."

    Russians consumed about 12.5 liters of alcohol a person last year, with beer accounting for about 4 liters and vodka for more than 5 liters, he said."


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...alcoholic.html

    No doubt done to raise more tax...
Working...
X