Government moves to liberalise wine sales, Alko suggests Sunday opening

Government moves to liberalise wine sales, Alko suggests Sunday opening

This is the second alcohol law reform that the government has pursued.

The People's Party has presented an initiative at the Congress of Deputies to demand that the government promote the "identity" of the wine sector on international markets, and that it establish a new tax regulation with fewer taxes to ensure the "continuity" of wine producers. The opposition will seek sufficient parliamentary support so that its non-law proposal goes ahead and the House urges the Executive to update the fiscal measures "to alle…

Antti Neimala's report published on Wednesday drew criticism from SAJK and PAM.

Alko suggests that instead of expanding the sale of wines in grocery stores, the opening hours of Alko stores could be extended on an experimental basis.