Russian vodka drinkers get New Year price headache

Minimum prices for vodka took effect in Russia on Friday as part of President Dmitry Medvedev’s campaign to combat alcoholism at a time when Russians traditionally drink heavily during the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holidays.

The price of the cheapest half-litre vodka bottle will nearly double to a new minimum of 89 roubles ($2.95), according to the alcohol regulator’s website http://www.fsrar.ru

In the run-up to the New Year festivities, Moscow’s supermarkets carried vast selections of vodka with luxury brands priced more than ten times above the new minimum. But elsewhere the cheapest vodka could be bought for 51 roubles. Go to Source

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