Estonian Government Approves Alcohol-Tax Increase From January
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Estonia’s government agreed to raise alcohol taxes from January to keep the budget deficit within European Union rules.
Alcohol tax rates will be raised by 5 percent to boost revenue by about 10 million euros ($13.4 million), according to an e-mailed statement from Prime Minister Andrus Ansip’s office. The increase must be approved by parliament as part of a budget that targets a 2.1 percent deficit in 2012 after an expected surplus this year.