Alcohol, Latvia, Markets and Companies

According to the Revenue Service's data, "Vanaga stiprais" and "Aldara gaisais" were second and third most popular beer brands, followed by "Garais garaks", "Apinitis", "Garais", "Walter", "Aldara Pilzenes", "Cesu light", "Livu Pilzenes" bear brands, writes LETA/Nozare.lv.

Cider "Fizz" was second most popular alcoholic beverage, whereas wine "Kagor" was third, followed by fortified wine "Agdam", brandy "Bonaparte", alcoholic cocktail "Dins", sparkling wine "Rigas sampanietis", vodka "Graudu", sparkling wines "Bosca" and "Alita".

In the first three months of 2012, LVL 21.3 million was collected in excise tax on alcoholic beverages, excluding beer, LVL 3.1 million or 17% more than in the same period last year. The excise tax on beer brought in LVL 3.3 million.