date:Sep 28, 2012
ation of industrial denaturized alcohol but also by moonshine operations of official distilleries, account for up to 25 percent of spirits sold.
The government, criticized after reports police had been tipped off in the past but rarely took action, says the share is about 10 percent of the 55 million liter per year market.
Taxes, hiked in 2010 to help the budget during the global financial crisis, can make up over 80 percent of the retail price of cheap brands, which makes the black market flo