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Greek alcohol sales nearly halved since 2008
By EUobserver
Consumption of alcoholic beverages, particularly in bars, clubs and restaurants, has almost halved since the start of the crisis, from 2.26 million litres in 2008 to below 1.2 million litres in 2013, a new study from Infobank Hellastat shows. Taxes on alcohol consumption has grown by 125 percent since 2009.