Sri Lanka har indført en lov mod reklame af alkohol. Hvorfor gør vi ikke det
i DK?
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Sri Lanka's parliament passed a law banning advertising of tobacco and
alcohol
05-07-2006
Sri Lanka's parliament passed a law banning advertising of tobacco and
alcohol, and limiting sales to over-21s on Wednesday in what appeared to be
another victory for the government's Buddhist monk allies. Critics said the
move would only serve to boost illegal liquor sales.
"This is a victory of ours," said monk Athuraliye Rathana Thera,
parliamentary group leader for the JHU, or National Heritage Party. "With
this, at least we are able to stop selling tobacco to under age." The JHU,
which has 9 out of 225 parliamentary seats, had wanted a total ban on
selling at all near schools and temples.
The JHU has also pushed the government to take a stronger line with Tamil
Tiger rebels, with new violence killing more than 700 people so far this
year. Some analysts say that has given President Mahinda Rajapakse little
room for manoeuvre and made it more difficult to avert civil war. The JHU
was also instrumental in April in changing a law dictating the country's
international time.
The latest bill will ban tobacco or alcohol advertising, with a penalty of
up to two million rupees ($19,000). Sale of tobacco and alcohol in public
places or to under-21s will also be punishable by fines. The previous age
limit for smoking and drinking was 16.
One of Sri Lanka's largest breweries said the law would only help the
illicit brewing industry. The industry says 627 million litres of illegal
beverages were sold in Sri Lanka in 2004 against 100 million litres of legal
alcohol. Poorly-made illicit spirits kill hundreds of Sri Lankans every
year, officials say. "There are more illicit liquor places than legal liquor
shops," said Pradeep Mohan, research manager at Lanka Brewery Ltd. "When
there are bans on advertising it will increase the illicit liquor industry."
Tobacco importer Ceylon Tobacco said it only advertised inside shops and had
already imposed a voluntary ban on sales to under-18s, but would not comment
on the financial implications for the firm of raising the legal smoking age.
RN