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Excise unfazed by proposed liquor act

Mr Kriengkrai says the Excise Department has no objection if the Move Forward Party is able to pass the proposed Progressive Liquor Act.

The Excise Department’s liquor policy does not conflict with the Move Forward Party’s Progressive Liquor Act, says deputy director-general Kriengkrai Pattanaporn.

Mr Kriengkrai said the proposed Progressive Liquor Act by the Move Forward Party aims to liberalise liquor production, allowing both small and large producers to enter the market.

The proposal is consistent with the department’s policy, so if the party is able to form a government and pass this law, the department has no objections, he said.

Liquor producers were previously divided into two categories: community producers and large…

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