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Uncollected alcohol excise tax cripples Lithuanian economy

Jan 28, 2010
By Linas Jegelevicius

Illegal alcohol production increases as excise taxes rise.
KLAIPEDA - What is the best price for a bottle of Lithuanian vodka? Ten, 25, or 35 litas (respectively 3, 7 and 10 euros)? It seems that some conservatively minded politicians in the Lithuanian Parliament wouldn’t mind if a bottle of national vodka cost one thousand litas. But would an average Lithuanian then consume less alcohol? Seemingly not. For the last couple of years Lithuanian parliamentarians have been tugging the law regulating excise duty for aqua vitae – strong al ...

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