Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules
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Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules
The finance minister held a news conference in a bid to allay fears over the new rules, which threaten a 1,000-euro ($1,140) fine for anyone giving homemade rakia to people outside their family, such as to friends or neighbours. Under the proposed new guidelines, rakia produced in small registered distilleries can only be held by its declared producer or members of their family. Memes have circulated on social media showing Finance Minister Ga…
For two bottles of brandy - 1000 euro fine. For 5 kg. cocaine - pardon. This says everything about Radev's party and their presidential candidate Yotova. This comment was published on her Facebook page by the leader of "Nepokorna Bulgaria" Kornelia Ninova. The reason for her words was the information that the Ministry of Finance is preparing changes to the Law on Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses, which will drastically tighten control over domes…
Longstanding tradition : Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules
The Finance Ministry's proposal for fines of 1,000 euros caused political tension and a wave of discontent, alarming producers and enthusiasts. After the discussions that arose around the Finance Ministry's proposal, the Deputy Prime Minister himself explained that homemade rakia is not being affected and a bottle received as a gift from your neighbor will not incur a sanction.
I have fun all day with memes in which they depict me as a control body that peers through windows and checks whether people are drinking homemade rakia.” This is how Finance Minister Galab Donev commented on the heated reactions surrounding the proposed changes to the Excise and Tax Warehouses Act. He categorically stated that he would not be a control body for people who produce rakia for personal consumption. According to him, the changes are…
"It is a violation of the law if you are given homemade rakia, but no one will come to your house to check whether your neighbor gave you a bottle of rakia that he produced and whose qualities he is proud of." This is what Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Galab Donev commented on the proposed changes to the Excise and Tax Warehouses Act, according to which there will be fines for a person who stores homemade rakia that was given to …
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