Miroslav Naydenov: higher excise duties on alcohol will lead to greater income

Raising the excise duty on alcohol will lead to greater income, said the show „Sunday 150“ Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naidenov. Naidenov said that this year the harvest of grapes is very good, but because of the crisis over 80 thousand tons of production of small producers are unpurchased. We assumed that if they do not raise the excise duty, they can revise it in brandy, said Naidenov. „We gathered to excise from rural stills is a token, collection costs are higher than those collected,“ he said.
Agriculture Minister said that currently the last three months is the only agricultural sector, which grew 3% despite the crisis.
Naidenov said that because of increases in excise duty is likely to increase the production of unlicensed homemade brandy distillery. „This measure will not be productive,“ said the minister.
We do not get away with Minister Diankov, we have much better communication, said Naidenov different position regarding the finance minister. „Normally, a minister Diankov propose mechanisms for higher revenues,“ he said and suggested lawmakers to find the best decision on the amount of duty on spirits.

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