40% drop in sales

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Owners of entertainment centers such as bars, nightclubs and restaurants have begun to complain about the measures that limit the sale of alcoholic beverages and are reporting a 40% drop in their sales since 25 July. In a public letter addressed to President Leonel Fernandez, they express their concern over the negative effects that the measure is having on their profits. Since 25 July, the sale of alcoholic beverages has been limited to until midnight on Sundays through Thursdays, and until 2:00am on Fridays and Saturdays. According to the letter, this measure will force bar, discotheque and restaurant owners to fire approximately 100,000 employees in the short term and will reduce government tax income. A delegation from the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants is discussing the measures with Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda. There have been problems with the methods law enforcement officials have used in applying the measure, especially in the eastern part of the country.

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