The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to almost double the rate of excise duty on alcohol and cigarettes. The corresponding bill of Finance developed, UNIAN reported. Plan temporarily out of 1 July - 31 December this year a fixed excise duty on non-filter cigarettes at 10 grn/1000 PCs on filter cigarettes - .. 22.5 grn/1000 piece, the tax liability - 13.6 grn/1000 pc. pc in unfiltered cigarettes and 27.4 grn/1000. for filter cigarettes. The bill also provides for the increase of the rates of excise duty on ethyl alcohol, alcohol and alcoholic beverages from the distillation of wine and pomace obtained from 21.5 UAH / l to 39 UAH / l (from 1 July 2008 to 31 December - to 30 UAH / l). Excise duties on beer is proposed of 0.31 UAH / l to 0.63 UAH / l (from 1 July to 31 December 2008 - 0.47 UAH / l) increase. The cost of a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco, reduced to 250 UAH. for each trading venue. According to an unofficial source in the Ministry of Finance to keep higher taxes on alcohol and tobacco appropriate to surpass as the increase in the excise tax inflation index.
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