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At 10:00 am sharp on Sunday, Höganäs brewery sold its first bottle of beer to the chairman of the municipal board, Peter Schölander. This marks the beginning of a new era of yard sales of beer and wine in Sweden, writes TT.
The decision was made to help small businesses in this industry grow, while maintaining the central role of the Sistembolaget public stores.
Sweden Eases Alcohol Monopoly in Bid to Support Craft Producers and Tourism - https://eutoday.net
Sweden will partially ease its century-old state monopoly on alcohol sales starting 1 June, marking a notable policy shift in a country known for some of Europe’s strictest alcohol controls. The reform, which permits direct sales by small-scale distilleries, vineyards, and breweries, is the first of its kind since the establishment of Systembolaget, the state-run retail monopoly, in the early 20th century. Under the new legislation, craft produc…
The Committee on the Defence of the Consumer of the House of Deputies approved a draft law allowing the sale of ethyl alcohol again 70% in a liquid manner. The marketing of this type of alcohol was prohibited by the Anvisia (National Sanitary Supervisory Agency) in 2024, after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Aureo Ribeiro (Solidariade-RJ), the project rapporteur, defended the proposal and said that 70% alcohol is one of the most cost-effect…
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