Hoping less will mean more… money, not drunks

Sep 30, 1999
By Paul Beckman

VILNIUS - The government approved a plan Sept. 22 to reduce excise duties on vodka and other strong alcoholic beverages and has thus far fended off concern that the move could actually encourage alcoholism.The government's move is being sold as a helping hand to producers of alcoholic drinks and as a means to cut down on contraband booze. Vodka and other strong-drink sales have been wilting; alcoholic beverage producers say they have experienced a 60 percent slump in sales over the past year and ...

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