Production in Ukraine, vodka and liquor-vodka drinks in January-June 2009 increased by 0,6 million has given, or 1%, and amounted to 22 million has given, said in the message the State Tax Administration of Ukraine. Thus, according to the report, in particular the production of vodka increased in the first half of TG at 45.8%. also reported that, in general, in January-June 2009 in the consolidated budget from licensing the production of ethyl alcohol, brandy, fruit, alcoholic drinks and tobacco products, export, import and wholesale of ethyl alcohol, brandy, fruit, wholesale and retail trade in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products was 355.6 million UAH. worth noting that today in Ukraine there are 191.554 thousand licenses, including 335 licenses for the production of alcohol and alcoholic beverages, 11 - for the production of tobacco, 357 - for the right wholesale trade of alcoholic beverages, 65 - for the right wholesale tobacco, 3 - at the right wholesale ethyl alcohol, 99.868 thousand - for the right to retail alcoholic beverages, 90.915 thousand - for the right to retail trade in tobacco products.