The permissible level of blood alcohol from 0.5 to 0.3 ppm will be reduced in Belarus in 2011. This was reported by Interior Minister Anatoli Kuleshov. "The document, providing for reducing the permissible level of alcohol in the blood, is currently under consideration by the Council of Ministers," said the MIA head.
Anatoli Kuleshov expects that the decision to change this rule will be adopted this year, BelTA informs.
Anatoli Kuleshov noted with regret that the problem of alcohol abuse in the Belarusian society was still relevant. «Every third crime in Belarus is committed under intoxication. Interior Ministry has taken steps to change the situation for the better, but apparently they are not enough. Prevention efforts should be strengthened in the future,» noted the Minister.
For example, the Interior Ministry supported alcohol ban on persons under the age of 21. The relevant decree has been prepared, and Anatoli Kuleshov hopes it will come into force this year. Interior Ministry has also proposed to work out a normative legal act to ban the «presence of minors in public places.»
