Luanda - Merchants or legal persons who illegally sell alcoholic beverages could pay a fine of between 10 and 180 minimum wages, according to the draft of the Special Regime for the Availability and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages, which is currently being debated in the special committees of the National Assembly.
In addition to this measure, the deputies who discussed the last two chapters of this law on Friday also pointed out the need to punish natural persons who violate the law with a fine of up to 14 minimum wages.
On Thursday, deputies from the Special Committees of the National Assembly also defended the need to extend the perimeter from 300 to 500 meters from churches, nursing homes and cemeteries.
The current law only prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages within 300 meters of hospitals, military, police and educational institutions.
Commenting on the new law, the Secretary of State for the Hospital Area, Leonardo Inocêncio, said the draft law aims to discourage excessive consumption, especially by minors, and to eliminate the sale of alcoholic beverages in inappropriate places.
The secretary lamented the high number of alcoholic poisonings recorded during the festive season.ML/QCB/AMP
