. The Ministry of health began the preparation of a bill to increase the minimum age of sale of alcohol to 21 years, shall be notified on the Internet representation offices. proper notice appeared on the Internet representation of the regulation. Gov. EN. The Ministry plans to increase the minimum age for the sale of alcohol from January 2020. At the same time in a public project, it is Noted that the proposed changes relate to the prohibition of sale of alcohol with an ethanol content of more than 16 5 percent. according to who, the alcohol in the world die each year about 3, 3 million people - 5, 3 percent of the total number of deaths. It is noted that the proposed measure is determined by the international scientific research As effective. Increased age alcohol sales already provided for in the legislation of several countries, was recalled to the Ministry of health. As demonstrated by the poll, the idea of increasing the minimum age for purchasing alcohol from 18 to 21 years of support, 78% of citizens of Russia. <span style="color:darkgray