# Government will reduce alcohol availability and fund recovery programmes

- ID: P10-D-02#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p10-d-02-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p10-d-02-2)
- Pillar: 10. People's Government; Truthful and Honest Governance
- Section: D. Law and Order and Justice
- Manifesto page: 88
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The government will reduce the social and financial burdens caused by alcohol through regulated reduction of alcohol availability, robust addiction recovery programmes, and awareness led by women's groups.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government announced the closure of liquor retail outlets as part of its regulatory strategy.

**So far:** Closure of 717 liquor retail outlets

**Not yet seen:** Addiction recovery programmes and awareness led by women's groups are not yet detailed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 3: The Government has closed 717 liquor retail outlets. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=3))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.