16:47 - 10.04.2025

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April 10, Fineko/abc.az. A total of 1.49 billion packages of illegal confectionery and chocolate products are produced and imported from abroad in Russia.

ABC.AZ reports that Kommersant writes about this with reference to a study by the Center for Economic Expertise of the Higher School of Economics.

As a result, country's budget is expected to lose more than 12 billion rubles in 2025 alone.

Manufacturers, faced with a significant rise in the price of raw materials on world markets, are trying to reduce costs by bringing undeclared goods to the market, despite significant penalties for tax violations.