Tax debate concerning Polish cider

Published 2024년 5월 25일

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Polish cider producers are facing challenges such as lack of advertising opportunities, high excise tax, and intense competition from breweries. The country's regulations favor beer, leading to a flooded market with cider-like products that are not true ciders. Cider producers are calling for a zero excise tax on cider to increase production and support Polish fruit growers. The current excise tax is a significant factor in the price of cider. A decrease in the tax could lead to lower cider prices, resulting in increased demand for apples and helping farmers with large inventories.

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Cider problems Lack of advertising opportunities, excise tax - these are currently the biggest problems of Polish cider producers, which they have been struggling with and about which they have been raising alarms for several years. Legal regulations favoring beer promote intense competition from breweries. The domestic market is literally "flooded" with cider-like products. And these are offered by some breweries, cleverly taking advantage of the global cider trend. Original cider, in such conditions, has basically no chance. Cider is an alcoholic drink with an alcohol content of 1.2-8.5%. It is produced by yeast-led alcoholic fermentation from a batch in which the main ingredient is apple juice. The apple is a Polish national treasure. Poland is the largest producer of these fruits in the European Union. Polish ciders are characterized by a higher proportion of fruit (i.e. apple juice) than ciders produced in the vast majority of European countries - producers are obliged to do ...

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