The government proposed to increase the duty on strong alcohol from 2027
The government submitted to the State Duma the draft federal budget for 2027 and the planning period of 2028 and 2029. The explanatory note to the document refers to a possible increase in the duty on the import of strong alcohol from January 1, 2027.
The government submitted to the State Duma the draft federal budget for 2027 and the planning period of 2028 and 2029. The explanatory note to the document refers to a possible increase in the duty on the import of strong alcohol from January 1, 2027.
The document “projected additional increase in rates for strong alcoholic beverages from unfriendly countries” is listed among the reasons that will affect the dynamics of excise tax receipts from imports in the coming period.
Now importers pay a duty of 20% of the customs value of strong alcohol, the minimum rate is 3 euros per liter. The authors of the document expect that the increase in duties in 2027-2029 will bring the budget an additional 30 billion rubles, that is, about 10 billion rubles annually.
