Excise tax on wine in Russia is proposed to be increased threefold – Kommersant

The Russian government proposes to increase the excise tax on wine three times from May 1, 2024 – to 108 rubles per liter. This is stated in the text of the draft amendments to the Tax Code submitted to the State Duma. The text of the document was published in electronic database parliament.

In the future, the government proposes to index the excise tax amount to 112 rubles. in 2025 and 116 rubles. in 2026. Currently, the excise tax on wine is 34 rubles. per liter Previously it was planned to increase it to 35 rubles.

Three times, up to 141 rubles. per liter, in May next year it is proposed to increase the excise tax on sparkling wines. In the future, they also plan to index it to 153 rubles. per liter Today, the excise tax on sparkling wines is 45 rubles.

Next year they may also increase the amount of indirect tax on tobacco – from 4,116 rubles. up to 4,448 rub. per kg. Cigarettes and cigarettes will be subject to an excise tax of 2,813 rubles. plus 16% of the estimated cost.

Since July, Russia has introduced an excise tax on carbonated and sweet drinks, which amounts to 7 rubles. per liter The Ministry of Finance, as it became known on September 26, plans to receive 10.4 billion rubles from it. this year and 25 billion rubles. in 2024-2026. When preparing the excise tax bill, the authorities planned to attract about 35 billion rubles to the budget. annually. In September became knownthat the Ministry of Finance has lowered expectations from excise tax revenues on soda: state revenues from excise taxes on sugar-containing drinks this year will amount to 10.4 billion rubles, and in 2024–2026 – 25 billion rubles each. per year, as follows from the ministry’s explanatory note to the draft federal budget.

On the fight against excise tax on sweet drinks – in column Anatoly Kostyrev.

Petr Buzlaev