Over 60% of Russians are in favor of a possible...

Over 60% of Russians are in favor of a possible...

abuse in Russia earlier this year, describing it as a "national disaster" and aiming to halve consumption by 2020 and root out illegal production and sales.

Beers with an alcohol content ranging from 0.5% to 8.6% account for 98% of the Russian beer market. Brands with alcohol content exceeding 8.6% make up less than 1%, and alcohol-free beers account for around 1.5%.

Russia has tripled excise duties on beer as part of the campaign to fight alcohol abuse.

However, for example, in Moscow hard alcoholic beverages are unavailable in most stores from 11 p.m. until 8 a.m. In Chechnya"s capital of Grozny, a mostly Muslim republic in the North Caucasus, alcoholic beverages are not sold in stores after 8 p.m.

MOSCOW, March 15 (RIA Novosti)

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