In Panama, the guild of companies in the alcoholic beverages sector are asking the authorities to put an end to the Dry Law, which has been stricter in the context of the covid-19 outbreak and the decreed home quarantine.

In order to reduce crime and avoid crowding, the authorities had prohibited the consumption, sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages until the end of the State of Emergency decreed by the spread of covid-19.

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The measures were made more flexible when Executive Decree 612 was published in the Official Journal on May 8, establishing the provisions for the gradual lifting of the restrictions.

Now the business association is calling for the elimination of all restrictions, arguing that “… International experience indicates that ensuring physical distance is the crucial factor in stopping the spread of the virus and not the restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages.”

Elcapitalfinanciero.com reports that, in the statement issued by the businessmen, they explain that the producers are concerned “… about the damage that the Dry Law continues to generate to the industry, currently there are thousands of collaborators and families who may be affected, since a large number of jobs are at risk.”

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If the restrictions are removed, the companies assure that they will be able to maintain the jobs, the tax collection and eliminate the incentive to illicit trade.

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