Thurgau bans advertising for high-proof spirits
In its first reading, the Grand Council of the Canton of Thurgau voted in favor of limiting the advertising ban to high-proof alcoholic beverages.
The Grand Council of the Canton of Thurgau has voted at first reading to restrict the ban on advertising to high-proof alcoholic beverages. Tobacco advertising is also to be restricted. In its draft bill, the cantonal government had proposed a ban on billboard advertising for all alcoholic beverages. The preliminary consultation committee, on the other hand, proposed limiting the ban to drinks containing more than 15% alcohol by volume. The majority of the Council voted in favor of the Commission's version, partly because the domestic wine and fruit-growing industry would have been severely affected by the general ban on alcohol advertising. The next meeting of the Grand Council will decide in which media advertising will no longer be permitted. The decision on the ban on the sale of tobacco products to under-16s is also still on the agenda.
