SD and C are pleased that the sale of alcohol on the farm will be allowed, even if they had hoped for fewer restrictions.
For S, one thing is decisive, according to group leader Lena Hallengren.
Small-scale farm sales of alcohol will be allowed in Sweden in 2025, according to the government.
Hallengren is pleased that the government will turn to the EU Commission and EU countries to avoid alcohol monopolies.
The proposal includes restrictions, including that the purchase must be made in conjunction with a paid visit. The volume is also limited, with a maximum of 0.7 liters of spirits for whiskey, gin, and other spirits.
She does not answer the question of whether S will support the proposal, but waits for what the EU says.
In the spring, leaks emerged about the farm sale of alcohol only being allowed if the manufacturer grew the raw material themselves and that spirits manufacturers would be excluded. This caused a stir, including from SD. Now these requirements are not included.
Tobias Andersson (SD), chairman of the Industry Committee, thinks that the proposal still includes too many restrictions.
Especially the requirement for a paid visit is criticized by SD.
Producers mainly produce half-liter bottles, according to Andersson, and the customer cannot even use the entire quota of 0.7 liters of spirits.
Despite the criticism, SD will likely vote yes on the proposal.
The same applies to the Center Party, which has long advocated for farm sales of alcohol and was very critical of the leaked information in the spring.
He is particularly critical of the production volume limits for beer and cider manufacturers, which could restrict their ability to grow.
Bergenblock also throws in the towel that the government has only presented a PowerPoint presentation so far. The government's bill will come later in the summer, and more details may emerge then.
