Last year it was revealed that the production of alcoholic beverages in Russia in 2014 fell sharply. 5 percent less steel to produce wine, 7 percent - cognac, 10 percent - sparkling wine. The leader of the decline in production was vodka, whose production has fallen by almost a quarter.
Experts attribute the decline in production of vodka than reducing consumption, and with the fact that manufacturers do not want to increase the stocks of vodka due to high excise taxes. Manufacturers claim that high excise promotes the growth of illegal sales of alcohol products.
Strange but true: according to the polls, Russians, during the period of economic difficulties, primarily plan to save on the costs of vodka. However, many explain that they do not plan to buy smaller amounts of alcohol, and shift to cheaper types of vodka.
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