Russian Law to Restrict Beer Sales
MOSCOW — The slow but steady gain of beer over vodka as the drink of choice among Russians suffered a setback on Wednesday when President Dmitri A. Medvedev signed a law restricting beer sales outdoors and late at night.
In the last decade, as Russians’ incomes have risen, brewers have earned remarkable profits despite the rising taxes on beer. The new law could particularly harm the Carlsberg Group of Denmark, the leading beer seller in Russia with about 40 [...]
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