Company type | Government enterprise |
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Industry | Sale of alcohol and tobacco |
Founded | 1961 |
Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Key people | Ívar J. Arndal, president |
Website | vinbud.is |
The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR) is a state owned company that is the sole legal retail vendor of alcohol in Iceland. [1] It runs a chain of 51 retail stores named Vínbúðin (the wine shop), known colloquially as Ríkið (The State). [1] In addition it distributes tobacco to other retailers and assesses and collects tobacco tax. [1]
Iceland has very high taxes on alcohol to curtail consumption and as a government revenue source. Tax rates are proportionate to the alcohol content.
The state run company is under the Ministry of Finance. [1]