Alcohol Justice, the California-based alcohol industry watchdog group has written a letter to the California Department Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) protesting the ABC’s temporarily suspension of some alcohol regulations to help those in the alcohol beverage and hospitality industry stay in business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The letter, written to Jacob Appelsmith, director of the California ABC, states that “at-home consumption should not be encouraged” and calls for a temporary emergency sales surtax or excise surtax on alcohol sales.
The letter calls for seven specific calls for action by the ABC to reduce alcohol consumption.