[Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Downwithcapitalism <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 6:42 PM Subject: [downwithcapitalism] Moldova to renew state monopoly MD News. 21 June 2001. President Voronin Announces Introduction of State Monopoly on Alcohol in Near Future. Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has announced the introduction of state monopoly on alcohol "in the near future," declining to elaborate on the issue. The announcement was made on Wednesday at a meeting between the president and senior personnel of the Vieru Scientific and Production Association. The meeting focused on the concept of a state program on development of the vineyard and wine-making in the period 2001-2020. Voronin said the program would be funded from revenues obtained from the sale of alcohol. According to early estimates of the program, the government expects 210 million dollars in revenues from the grape growing sector during a 20 years' time. The document also sees the a 600,000-ton grape crop in 2020 and approximately 39 million decalitres of raw wines. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry forecasts a 50 percent reduction of vineyard fields by 2010. If now Moldova has 147,500 hectares of vineyard, in 2010 this area will decline to 71,500 hectares. It said the cause of the reduction was the massive degradation of plantations and their aging. The surface of crop plantations will reduce from 142,500 hectares to 66,500 hectares. The total grape output will reduce gradually from 584,200 tons to 399,000 tons, including sorts for consumption in fresh condition from 55,000 tons down to 40,000 tons. Last year, Moldova exported almost 16.1 million decalitres of alcohol worth a total of 127.9 million dollars. * * * * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
