UK tourists who drink bottled water or soft drinks in Greece 'warned'

UK tourists who drink water while on holiday in Greece have been warned. Brits flying to the European Union holiday hotspot for a summer break have been warned over rising prices of bottled water amid the summer getaway.

Asmall bottle of water will cost 60 cents – up from the long-fixed price of 50 cents – as of July. The hike, which increases the cost by 20 per cent for tourists, will hit consumers at a time where the Cost of Living crisis is biting.

Hikes will also hit beer, juices and soft drinks, and come on top of a 30 per cent expected rise in the price of chocolate (cocoa) and a 20 per cent-increase in coffee prices. The coffee hike is mostly due to hikes in the international rates for the two traded commodities.

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It comes amid the rollout of the so-called “Deposit Return System – DRS” which will see customers will be refunded the increase through a voucher every time they return the plastic bottles to the place of purchase in Greece.

The new price hikes will also apply to aluminum packaging of up to one liter, glass bottles up to 1.3 liters, and plastic packaging up to three liters (beer, wine, bottled water, soft drinks, milk, instant drinks). The price for liquids of up to 0.5 liters in aluminum, glass, or plastic packaging will increase by 10 cents and by 15 cents for packages exceeding 0.5 liters.

Soppers will have to pay 1.64 euros for a 1.5 liter of milk – up from 1.49 euros, research has found. And they will have to fork out 1.10 euros for a soft drink – up from 1 euros, 1.76 euros for a bottle of beer – up from 1.66 euros, and 60 cents for a small bottle of water – up from 50 cents.