Swedish Restaurants, Clubs No Longer Require Dancing Permit
2023-01-20
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1Sweden's government has promised to remove the "red tape" that restricts dance in some public places.
2It recently considered a 10-year-old legal requirement for restaurants, bars, and clubs to get a government permit to offer dancing at such businesses.
3The permit costs about $67.
4A restaurant, bar, or club that permitted dancing without possession of such a document could lose its right to do business.
5But a new government proposal says businesses will only need to register with local police in order to permit dancing.
6No payment is necessary under the proposal.
7Gunnar Strommer is Sweden's Justice Minister.
8He said "it is not reasonable for the state to regulate people's dance."
9He said the proposal would reduce "bureaucracy and costs" for businesspeople and those who organize dances.
10Swedish media welcomed the proposed plan.
11The proposal requires parliamentary approval. If lawmakers pass it, the new rule will go into effect July 1.
12I'm Dan Friedell.
1Sweden's government has promised to remove the "red tape" that restricts dance in some public places. 2It recently considered a 10-year-old legal requirement for restaurants, bars, and clubs to get a government permit to offer dancing at such businesses. The permit costs about $67. 3A restaurant, bar, or club that permitted dancing without possession of such a document could lose its right to do business. 4But a new government proposal says businesses will only need to register with local police in order to permit dancing. No payment is necessary under the proposal. 5Gunnar Strommer is Sweden's Justice Minister. He said "it is not reasonable for the state to regulate people's dance." 6He said the proposal would reduce "bureaucracy and costs" for businesspeople and those who organize dances. 7Swedish media welcomed the proposed plan. The proposal requires parliamentary approval. If lawmakers pass it, the new rule will go into effect July 1. 8I'm Dan Friedell. 9Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 10_____________________________________________________________________ 11Words in This Story 12red tape -n. a series of tasks usually enforced by the government that feel unnecessary 13bar -n. a place where people to go to drink alcohol 14club -n. a place where people go to dance and drink 15regulation -n. rules usually made by a government or leadership group 16bureaucracy -n. a system of government or business that has many complicated rules and ways of doing things 17_____________________________________________________________________ 18We want to hear from you. Is dancing permitted in bars and restaurants where you live? 19We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 20Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.