Alcohol importers increased prices by up to 20%

Along with smartphones, cars and air tickets, imported alcohol is also becoming more expensive. The largest importers have already increased the cost of their products by up to 20% and are now negotiating with federal retailers, who so far refuse to accept new prices, writes Kommersant . Market participants believe that the rise in prices will affect consumers in two or three months.

Detailed. The companies Simple, Beluga Group, Roust and Ladoga increased the cost of their products, Kommersant learned from market participants. The reason is the increase in VAT, the weakening of the ruble and the introduction of blot accounting.

• Simple in some cases increased prices by 20%, for some products - by 6-8%, company president Maxim Kashirin told Kommersant. Beluga Group has increased the cost of products by 3-7% depending on the brands, said Alexander Mechetin, CEO of the company. Imported products Roust rose in price by an average of 5-6%. In Ladoga, the value of the import portfolio increased by 2%, but prices will only remain at this level until March.
• Representatives of other companies, MBG Wine and Moro, also spoke about their intention to change prices. According to the President of MBG Wine Irina Fomina, the decision will be made this week. The owner of "Moro" Dmitry Syrykh said that the issue will be discussed in February and the cost of production may increase by 5-10%.
• Consumers may feel the price change in two to three months, says Kashirin. According to him, federal retailers have so far refused to accept the new rates. The publication failed to get a comment from X5 Retail Group (Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel networks) and Auchan.

What is more expensive due to VAT. Airfare prices are rising by 5–9%, according to these aggregators. Since the beginning of the year, smartphones and cars have risen in price . Cellular operators MegaFon, VimpelCom and Tele2 also announced tariff increases from 2019.

The rise in price is expected not only because of the VAT. Due to the increase in fuel prices for corporate clients, food prices may also increase by 1-8% , due to the new law on equity participation in construction, prices for primary housing will increase by at least 10% . is expected to increase by 10–30% The cost of tour packages .

Liana Faizova