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Prices of diesel fuel, beer, cigarettes to grow in Latvia
BC, Riga, 03.01.2018.
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Print versionAmendments to the Law on Excise Tax came into force on January 1, 2018, according to which excise tax will be raised on several products - excise tax on diesel fuel increased on January 1, excise tax on beer will increase on March 1, and excise tax on cigarettes will increase on July 1, reports LETA.
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The Finance Ministry explained that the excise tax hike will push the price
of non-lead gasoline up by EUR 0.048 per liter, and price of diesel fuel up by
EUR 0.038 per liter.
A 0.7-liter bottle of wine will cost by EUR 0.119 more this year. A
0.5-liter bottle of vodka will cost by EUR 0.532 more.
A 0.5-liter bottle of beer will cost by EUR 0.072 more, while the price of
a package of cigarettes will grow by EUR 0.243 this year.
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