Russia raises excise tax on alcohol to increase budget - DIU
By raising the excise tax on alcohol, Russia is trying to increase budget revenues to finance the war against Ukraine.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense.
Thus, it is noted that since January 2025, the aggressor state Russia has increased the excise tax rate on alcohol by 15%, and there are already results of the Kremlin's new tax policy - in the first quarter of the year, domestic production of vodka fell by almost 22.7%, brandy - by 25%.
"The new excise taxes on alcohol are an attempt to boost revenues to the budget of the aggressor state, from which Russia finances its criminal war against Ukraine. This is also one of the manifestations of Moscow's economic problems - against the backdrop of declining oil and gas revenues, the Kremlin has decided to reach into the wallets of its own population, which is consistently thirsty for vodka," the DIU notes.
