The Ministry of Finance called the right initiative to introduce minimum retail prices for beer and cider

The initiative to introduce minimum retail prices for beer and cider has been approved by the RF Ministry of Finance, RIA Novosti reports.

Following the meeting of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, held on June 9, the Ministry of Finance and Rosalkogolregulirovanie were recommended to consider introducing minimum retail prices for beer, beer drinks, cider, poiret and mead. It was also proposed to evaluate the possibility of creating a register of distributors of these products.

The press service of the ministry noted: “The Ministry of Finance believes that minimum retail prices are an effective mechanism for combating illegal products. Therefore, the introduction of such prices is the right initiative that needs to be worked out in detail.”