Russia increased wine tax by 3 times: It could be increased by 50%

The Russian State Duma tripled the tax on wine, effective from May 1, 2024. According to Kommersant, the tax per liter was increased from 34 rubles to 108 rubles. The tax on a liter of champagne was also increased from 45 rubles to 141 rubles. It is estimated that Russia will create 34 billion rubles of resources in 2 years thanks to the new taxes. Within the scope of the same regulation, it was decided to increase the tax on tobacco as of January 1, 2024. Accordingly, the tax on 1 kg of tobacco will be 4 thousand 4 thousand 448 rubles instead of 4 thousand 116 rubles. The tax on one thousand cigarettes was increased from 2 thousand 603 ...