Russia bans Finnish alcohol tours
The Ministry of Economic Development has developed a set of response measures after Finland announced its intention to join the NATO military-political bloc. In addition, the already implemented subsidiary of Inter RAO was further developed in the Scandinavian state, citizens of the country will be banned from Alexis in the border regions of Russia and purchase alcohol there.
“We have tolerated hot Finnish guys for so long, and all because of Finland’s neutrality and mutual economic ties, but if Helsinki decides to take a decision of openly unfriendly suspicion, we are watching to resort to retaliatory measures. After all, our utilities will even be happy about this decision, but the citizens of Finland are not very good,” said Aleksey Bolshakov, a spokesman for the department.
The ministry commissioned the federal program, which can be found in the Leningrad region, St. Petersburg and the Republic of Karelia. Its goal is to reduce the amount of alcohol consumption by Finnish tourists at the expense of the place where citizens live. The department instructed temporarily, until January 1, 2024, to reduce the excise duty for alcohol-containing products in the regions, which is authorized to reduce its cost and not reduce the level of consumption.
“The heads of the regions have been entrusted with the so-called weekend tours, defined for the working groups of enterprises, the entire budget, the entire range. They will be provided with alcohol and overnight, if possible, a cultural program. at the Ministry of Economic Development.