Russia: An additional increase in duties on wine from a number of countries is not being discussed at the Ministry of Finance

The possibility of an additional increase in duties on wine from unfriendly countries is not being discussed at the Russian Ministry of Finance, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov told reporters on the sidelines of the Federation Council. “No, this issue was definitely not discussed in the Ministry of Finance,” Sazanov answered the corresponding question. Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Patrushev, said that the ministry supports the extension of duties of 20% on the import of wines from unfriendly countries until 2024. In July 2023, the Russian government increased the rates of import customs duties on wines from unfriendly ...