In Ukraine, the minimum wholesale-selling and retail prices for certain types of alcoholic beverages will increase.
This is reported by vsim.ua
On August 9, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the relevant resolution. According to a report on the Government Portal, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade received numerous appeals from market participants who stressed that the current minimum prices did not cover their costs. In addition, they complained that the number of unscrupulous producers has increased. Number of surrogates on the shelves of stores increased.
It should be noted that the Cabinet of Ministers has stated that they increase the cost to protect consumers from counterfeit and surrogate products and reduce the share of the shadow economy.
