date:Nov 21, 2012
Drinkers, like this man standing on Tverskoi Bulvar last year demanding money for booze, will be paying more.
The federal government is proposing to increase the minimum retail prices for hard alcohol, which may cause the price of vodka to skyrocket 36 percent starting Jan. 1.
The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation published a draft decree Friday stipulating that minimum retail prices for vodka could reach 170 rubles ($5.30) for half a liter, up from the current 125 rubles.
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