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MOSCOW. (Vlad Grinkevich, RIA Novosti economic...
popularizing anti-alcohol campaigns, supporting religious and public associations which condemn alcohol abuse, etc.The Concept does contain clauses on raising prices and restricting alcohol retailing. However, the government does not risk raising prices high enough to significantly affect drinkers" budgets. Alcohol prices rose by a mere 10%-13% this year, while housing and utility bills in Moscow went up 26% and municipal transportation fares 18%-20%.
If we take price increases as policies to discourage certain trends, it would appear the government wants to fight heating and transportation more than it does alcohol abuse.
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