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Alcohol prices are set to rise in Poland's restaurants and pubs this June because of the country's co-hosting of the Euro 2012 soccer championships, reported Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

Restaurant and hotel owners are planning to increase prices to take advantage of soccer fans' party mood and their expected willingness to spend money during this summer's event.

It is predicted that as many as 800,000 fans will visit Poland during the three-week tournament and as a result this will inject at least zł.800 million into the economy.

“We are expecting our prices to go up by 15 percent, and not just as a consequence of Euro 2012, but also because of the price hikes announced by our suppliers,” Grupa Kościuszko, the owner of restaurants operating under the names Polskie Jadło, Gościniec, Pierogarnie Kościuszko, W Starej Kuchni, as well as Złote Prosie, wrote in a statement.

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