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Economy in brief: Govt signals backing on alcohol ban
The government has signaled its support for a bill being deliberated by the House of Representatives that would ban the consumption of alcoholic drinks
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he government has signaled its support for a bill being deliberated by the House of Representatives that would ban the consumption of alcoholic drinks.
The bill, which is reminiscent of the US' prohibition efforts of the 1920s, would effectively prohibit the production, distribution and sale of all beverages with alcohol content above 1 percent.
Industry Minister Saleh Husin said that the House had yet to discuss the bill with the government, as deliberations were still at an early stage. He added, however, that the bill aimed to make consumers of alcohol the new targets of regulation.
'All parties need to be responsible. Up to the present, the arrangement has only put blame on the producers,' he told The Jakarta Post by text message on Tuesday evening.
Saleh added that the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages would later be restricted.
