"Turkey's rakı in EU tax impasse
Friday, April 25, 2008
Unfortunately the traditional rakı tables of great food and sweet conversations are becoming rare and rakı, an aniseed-based spirit, seems to be losing its crown to other alcoholic drinks due to the high taxes. The producers of rakı, will lobby Brussels in order for the drink to be accepted as a national drink to avoid the overhaul to harmonize the taxation of rakı"
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