17. juuli 2026

Kaupmehed: alkoholi load maksavad rohkem ja klient maksab

Merchants: alcohol licenses cost more and the customer pays

Leesi pood Jumindas müüb tavalisi asju nagu iga külapood. Kuid Leesi Tarwitajate Ühisusel on raske poodi pidada, sest tooted on kallimad kui suurtes kauplustes.

Kui muutuvad tasulisteks, peab pood need load ostma. Alkohol moodustab poe müügist 30%. Leesi juhatuse liige Ants Viirmaa ütleb: "Kui tasu on väike, ei muutu palju. Aga iga maks . Kui maks on liiga suur, võib alkohol kaduda poest."

Lillepood Riketsi jaoks on alkohol vähetähtis. Kui klient tahab lillede kõrval veini, saab ta seda Riketsist. Kuid kui alkoholi müügiluba muutub liiga kalliks, loobub Riketsi sellest.

Riketsi juht Getriin Hermlin ütleb: "Kui load on kallid ja bürokraatia suur, ei ole mõtet neid osta. See , aga mõned kliendid ostavad suurtest poodidest."

Eestis on 10 000 alkoholi müügiluba. Viimased aastad on neid rohkem. 90% inimestest . WHO soovitab tasuliste lubadega. Sotsiaalministeerium uurib seda.

Sotsiaalministeeriumi nõunik Kristiin Mikko ütleb: "Mõnes kohas on load kallimad, kui alkoholipoode on juba palju. On ka kohti, kus peavad olema ."

The Leesi store in Juminda sells regular items like any village store. However, it is difficult for Leesi Tarwitajate Ühisus to keep the store running because the products are more expensive than in large stores.

If alcohol sales licenses become paid, the store will have to purchase these licenses. Alcohol accounts for 30% of the store's sales. Ants Viirmaa, a board member of Leesi, says: "If the fee is small, not much will change. But every tax increases the final price. If the fee is too high, alcohol may disappear from the store."

For the Riketsi flower shop, alcohol is of little importance. If a customer wants wine along with flowers, they can get it at Riketsi. But if the alcohol sales license becomes too expensive, Riketsi will give it up.

Riketsi manager Getriin Hermlin says: "If the licenses are expensive and the bureaucracy is extensive, there is no point in buying them. It won't affect our finances much, but some customers will buy from larger stores."

There are 10,000 alcohol sales licenses in Estonia. In recent years, their number has increased. 90% of people can reach a liquor store within 10 minutes. WHO recommends reducing sales points with paid licenses. The Ministry of Social Affairs is investigating this.

Kristiin Mikko, an advisor at the Ministry of Social Affairs, says: "In some places, licenses are more expensive if there are already many liquor stores. There are also places where special conditions must apply."