25 Apr 2011 20:17

Excise duties will be raised gradually - Putin

MOSCOW. April 25 (Interfax) - Excise duties will be raised gradually and according to plan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at an extended meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Ministry boards on Monday.

"As for the excises, this is a concrete practical issue. We will raise them gradually and according to plan, without making this the main tool to compensate for falling revenue in the wake of a possible decrease in social payments", Putin said.

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