In Finland, they took up the project of liberalizing the sale of alcohol, which was a pre-election promise

Published 2024년 5월 24일

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The Finnish Parliament is set to discuss a government project to liberalize the sale of alcohol, despite opposition from the health committee and the Christian Democrats. The project, a campaign promise of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's party, aims to allow the sale of beer and cider in retail chains, a change from the current system that limits the purchase of drinks stronger than 5% to state-owned specialty stores. This measure is part of Finland's efforts to address alcohol abuse, a significant public health issue in the country. The bill is expected to pass, given the support of the ruling coalition parties.

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The Parliament of Finland has decided to bring up for consideration the government project on the liberalization of the sale of alcohol after one of the responsible committees recommended to "wrap" it. This is reported by Yle, writes "European Truth". With a small margin of votes (95 to 78), Finnish MPs supported further consideration of the government's project to liberalize the sale of alcohol, which was one of the pre-election promises of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's party. The health committee had previously recommended rejecting the changes. The main opponents of the reform are the Christian Democrats. The bill will next go to the main "grand committee" responsible for it, where it is expected to be quickly considered with a positive result - as the ruling coalition parties have a majority on it. The key changes that the law provides for are the ability to sell beer and cider in brick-and-mortar retail chains. Currently, you can only buy any drinks stronger than 5% in ...

Source: Epravda