Do you know that...
- The first reference to vodka appeared in 1405, in the court records of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship
- In the beginning of XXth century there were almost 2500 distilleries on Polish territory
- The total height of half-liter bottles of vodka produced in Poland in 2006 would reach one third of the way from the Earth to the Moon (that is 139,000 km)
- The production of one liter of vodka requires 1.4 kg of cereal or 3.8 kg of potatoes
- In Poland, 1,300 Polish vodka brands have been registered
- The value of vodka exports is about 775 PLN per second
What builds the price of vodka?
| % | PLN | |
|---|---|---|
| Data for 0.5 l bottle, at average price | ||
| Vodka | 31,4 | 6,6 zł |
| Excise tax | 50,6 | 14,4 zł |
| VAT | 18 | |
| In total | 100 | 21 zł |
The State Budget income from excise duty in 2006 was about PLN 4.7 billion and this is about 2.5% of the State Budget income.