Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling

Romanians have to pay excise tax for homemade pálinka distilling. The Romanian government plans to discontinue the practice of closing down the distilling equipment officially – the Mediafax news agency reported on Sunday.

In Romania pálinka tax increased by one third this year than in 2013, because the general alcohol tax was increased from 750 to 1,000 euros per hectolitre, so the preferential tax of homemade pálinka (from pure alcohol) was also increased from 375 to 500 euros per hectolitre. (Baranyi László, MTI)