Reply To: Coronavirus: Off-licences added to list of 'essential' retailers..!!!!

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Same in the US.  In particular my state of CT, if you sell alcohol you have been deemed an “essential business” and are allowed to stay open until 8pm.  The truth is the state makes so much revenue from alcohol taxes they want to keep that revenue stream open.  At the state and local level most government offices are closed except for the tax collecting departments and we get daily reminders that the “tax revenue offices” are open.