Alcohol Delivery: Economic Benefit or Demographic Impact?
Tomorrow the State Duma will discuss bills on the sale of wine through the Russian post office and the lifting of the ban on the remote sale of alcohol.
Our faction in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is absolutely opposed to it. Opinions have already been received from 35 areas - and all of them are negative. Governors warn that the liberalization of alcohol sales can undo the results of efforts to strengthen families and improve the demographic situation.
The Ministry of the Interior also points to serious risks: theft of personal information, biometric identification errors, account hacking and crimes against fraudsters.
Today, when the birth rate is falling and the demographic losses are increasing, government policy should help preserve families, not create more opportunities to distribute alcohol. It is necessary to support the local wine producer in other ways - for example by expanding his presence in the marketing networks.
Such decisions cannot be made without a broad public discussion and an assessment of their consequences for the demographics. We should not put commercial interests above the health of citizens and the future of our children!