Belarus raises excise duties on hard liquor and fruit wines by 5.5% in 2021
<p> MINSK, Jan 4 - PrimePress. Belarus raised the excise duty rate on hard liquor with ethyl alcohol content of 7% and over by 5.5% year on year to Br15.7 ($6.1 at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product (law No.72-З ‘On Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus’ of December 29, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on January 1, 2021). </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise rate on fruit fortified vintage wines of improved quality produced by special technology is raised by 5.5% to Br12.69 ($4.92) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product. </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise duty on natural wines, including sparkling, effervescent and carbonated wines rose by 5.3% to Br1 ($0.39) per liter of finished product. </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise rate on fruit and berry natural wines with the ethyl alcohol fraction below 13% and fruit and berry ciders is set at Br0.17 ($0.07) per liter of finished product; fruit and berry wines with the ethyl alcohol fraction of 13% and over – Br1.14 ($0.44) per liter of finished product. In 2020, the single excise rate for natural fruit and berry wines was set at Br0.16 ($0.062) per liter of finished product. </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise duty on natural low-alcohol beverages is raised by 5.5% to Br13.03 ($5.05) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product; other low-alcohol beverages and wines with the ethyl alcohol content of 1.2% to 7% – by 5.5% to Br22.81 ($8.84) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product. </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise duty on ciders (except for fruit and berry ciders) is up by 5.9% to Br0.54 ($0.21) per liter of finished product. </p> <p> </p> <p> The excise duty on beer with ethyl alcohol content over 0.5% to 7% and beer cocktail is up by Br0.37 ($0.14) per liter of finished product; beer with the ethyl alcohol content of 7% and over – Br0.78 ($0.3) per liter of the finished product. The excise duty is not set for beer with the ethyl alcohol content of 0.5% or below. </p> <p> </p> <p> Excise taxes on alcoholic beverages are set for the whole 2021 without breakdown by half-year. End (Br2.5789/$1) </p>
2021-01-05
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MINSK, Jan 4 - PrimePress. Belarus raised the excise duty rate on hard liquor with ethyl alcohol content of 7% and over by 5.5% year on year to Br15.7 ($6.1 at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product (law No.72-З ‘On Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus’ of December 29, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on January 1, 2021).
The excise rate on fruit fortified vintage wines of improved quality produced by special technology is raised by 5.5% to Br12.69 ($4.92) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product.
The excise duty on natural wines, including sparkling, effervescent and carbonated wines rose by 5.3% to Br1 ($0.39) per liter of finished product.
The excise rate on fruit and berry natural wines with the ethyl alcohol fraction below 13% and fruit and berry ciders is set at Br0.17 ($0.07) per liter of finished product; fruit and berry wines with the ethyl alcohol fraction of 13% and over – Br1.14 ($0.44) per liter of finished product. In 2020, the single excise rate for natural fruit and berry wines was set at Br0.16 ($0.062) per liter of finished product.
The excise duty on natural low-alcohol beverages is raised by 5.5% to Br13.03 ($5.05) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product; other low-alcohol beverages and wines with the ethyl alcohol content of 1.2% to 7% – by 5.5% to Br22.81 ($8.84) per liter of ethyl alcohol in finished product.
The excise duty on ciders (except for fruit and berry ciders) is up by 5.9% to Br0.54 ($0.21) per liter of finished product.
The excise duty on beer with ethyl alcohol content over 0.5% to 7% and beer cocktail is up by Br0.37 ($0.14) per liter of finished product; beer with the ethyl alcohol content of 7% and over – Br0.78 ($0.3) per liter of the finished product. The excise duty is not set for beer with the ethyl alcohol content of 0.5% or below.
Excise taxes on alcoholic beverages are set for the whole 2021 without breakdown by half-year. End (Br2.5789/$1)