Swedish Restaurants, Clubs No Longer Require Dancing Permit

2023-01-20

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  • Sweden's government has promised to remove the "red tape" that restricts dance in some public places.
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  • It recently considered a 10-year-old legal requirement for restaurants, bars, and clubs to get a government permit to offer dancing at such businesses.
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  • The permit costs about $67.
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  • A restaurant, bar, or club that permitted dancing without possession of such a document could lose its right to do business.
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  • But a new government proposal says businesses will only need to register with local police in order to permit dancing.
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  • No payment is necessary under the proposal.
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  • Gunnar Strommer is Sweden's Justice Minister.
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  • He said "it is not reasonable for the state to regulate people's dance."
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  • He said the proposal would reduce "bureaucracy and costs" for businesspeople and those who organize dances.
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  • Swedish media welcomed the proposed plan.
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  • The proposal requires parliamentary approval. If lawmakers pass it, the new rule will go into effect July 1.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Sweden's government has promised to remove the "red tape" that restricts dance in some public places.
  • 2
  • It 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.
  • 3
  • A restaurant, bar, or club that permitted dancing without possession of such a document could lose its right to do business.
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  • But 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.
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  • Gunnar Strommer is Sweden's Justice Minister. He said "it is not reasonable for the state to regulate people's dance."
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  • He said the proposal would reduce "bureaucracy and costs" for businesspeople and those who organize dances.
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  • Swedish media welcomed the proposed plan. The proposal requires parliamentary approval. If lawmakers pass it, the new rule will go into effect July 1.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • red tape -n. a series of tasks usually enforced by the government that feel unnecessary
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  • bar -n. a place where people to go to drink alcohol
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  • club -n. a place where people go to dance and drink
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  • regulation -n. rules usually made by a government or leadership group
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  • bureaucracy -n. a system of government or business that has many complicated rules and ways of doing things
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