Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the introduction of excise tax on sugar-containing beverages from July 1, 2023. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
At the same time, fortified food products, with the exception of tonic and carbonated beverages, as well as specialized products that have passed state registration in accordance with the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, will not be subject to such excise duty.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the introduction of an excise tax on sugar-containing beverages from July 1, 2023. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
Excisable drinks will be:
—in consumer packaging;
—made using drinking or mineral water (except manufactured and packaged by organizations and IE from the catering sector);
—containing sugar (glucose, fructose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose, lactose), syrup with sugar, honey;
—the amount of carbohydrates in the nutritional value of which is more than five grams per 100 milliliters.
At the same time, the volume fraction of ethyl alcohol in these drinks should not exceed 1.2 percent.
At the same time, fortified food products, with the exception of tonic and carbonated beverages, as well as specialized products that have passed state registration in accordance with the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, will not be subject to such an excise tax.
In addition, juices and juice—containing beverages — nectar, juice, syrup, - milk, dairy products, jelly and plant-based beverages made from cereals, legumes, oilseeds, nuts, coconut and their processed products (with the exception of tonic and carbonated drinks) also do not fall under the excise tax.
According to the document, sugar-containing beverages are also not recognized: alcoholic beverages with a volume fraction of ethyl alcohol of more than 0.5 percent; grape, beer, fruit, honey and other wort; fermented fruit materials; kvass with an ethyl alcohol content of no more than 1.2 percent.
Source:
ria.ru