Manturov urged to make a decision in September on the possibility of parallel imports of alcohol

“We put it up for discussion, everyone should come to a common denominator, then a decision will be made,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Manturov noted that if the decision is made by the new year, then this will already be a useless inclusion.

“Because they (retailers. -

) won’t even have time to stock up, so I think that before the end of the month you need to make an informed decision: yes, no, or some positions,” he said.

According to the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, they plan to include champagne, vermouth and strong alcoholic drinks of foreign manufacturers in the list.

Earlier, the Federal Customs Service reported that more than 1.3 million tons of goods were brought to Russia through parallel imports.