Дешевые винаВ конце апреля правительство страны doubled the excise duty on low-alcohol drinks, better known as "alco-pops", which increased their cost. Therefore, higher alcohol concentration (13 percent on average) now has an advantage in terms of price and alcohol content. In comparison, cocktails have an alcohol concentration of 5 to 9 percent. In this regard, advocates of a healthy lifestyle have sounded the alarm, believing that the government should decide to introduce a price minimum for such products. According to Jeff Munro, director of the Foundation for the Fight against Alcoholism, such a situation provokes an increase in the number of people drinking. "By selling wine for a couple of dollars, we thereby encourage people suffering from alcoholism, as well as teenagers, to consume more fortified drinks," Munro emphasized. "2014; After all, such ridiculous prices become too attractive to resist buying a couple of extra bottles». Source: AMI-TASS.
