which was attended by representatives from advertising agencies of the city, experts in the field of marketing and advertising, federal government agencies, educational institutions, media. As the press service of the antimonopoly body, it was also discussed: whether the information В«beerВ», В«BEERВ», placed on the trading halls (stores), advertising of beer and beverages produced on its basis, as well as В«CigarettesВ» -- advertising of tobacco and tobacco products. As a result, experts have concluded that these inscriptions are in advertising and, therefore, now they will apply all the requirements of the Law В«On AdvertisingВ», for example, the need for placement of warning about dangers of smoking, alcohol use, as well as a number of limitations. Also, advertising has been equated to the information in a printed publication that contains information about how to prepare cocktails, which include alcohol. As a result of the discussion of issues on the agenda, the Expert Council recommended Udmurt UFAS Russia decide to initiate a status on the grounds of violations of the Federal Law В«On AdvertisingВ». Since April 1, cheap Cigarettes went up by half Since April Cigarettes may greatly appreciate. Most buyers get cheap tobacco, because it rises in price by half! On Wednesday, the Parliament adopted the bill as a basis, from April 1, raising the excise tax on tobacco products. The deputies intend to supplement the budget. In doing so, an equivalent increase in all categories should not, according to People's Deputy, to make people switch to lower-quality Cigarettes. Manufacturers of tobacco against the same: they believe that raising excise destroy Ukrainian legal tobacco market. From today's 1% of the consumption of contraband to rise to 30-35% "The third significant increase in excise tax rates over the past six months in a crisis does not help the Government achieve a Reduction in tobacco use and to increase revenue. It will encourage the illegal trade", - says Director of Corporate Communications Philip Morris Ukraine Konstantin Riabenko. According to the Director of the Union of wholesalers and manufacturers of alcohol and tobacco Vladimir Demchaka, with the introduction of a law the price of Cigarettes will rise in the lower segment of 2,80 UAH. to 4-5 UAH. (for example, pack "Prima" - from 2,75 to 4,10 UAH.), the average segment - from 4 to 6 UAH. ( "Winston" - from 4,40 to 6,40 UAH.), But expensive - from 8-9 UAH. up to 10-11 UAH. / pack ( "Davidoff" - from 10 to 12 UAH.). The MPs also insisted: the low is useful, but must fight the smuggling route. "The budget must now be added to the annual 4 billion UAH. Act I developed the idea that people think about whether to smoke," - said one of the sponsors of the draft, gave up smoking 7 years ago, NUNS deputy Vladislav Kaskiv.