Domestic sales of brewery beverages fall – alcohol tax should not be raised before the new Alcohol Act
Domestic sales of beer, cider, long drinks, soft drinks and mineral waters totalled 572.9 million litres in January–September 2017. Total sales of brewery beverages fell slightly on the corresponding period of the previous year. These figures are based on sales statistics compiled by the members of the Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry: Hartwall, Momentin Group, Olvi, Red Bull, Saimaan Juomatehdas and Sinebrychoff.Member companies of the Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry sold a total of 284.5 million litres of beer by the end of September, representing a