No, but for a country's economic development there has to be consistency of rules and laws. If a restaurant opens under one set of rules - for example, Gordon Ramsey's Maze - having done a profitability study with the understanding that a large percentage will come from the sale of alcohol, that restaurant may not survive without the sale of drinks. At the least, other businesses will see the instability of the business climate in Qatar and re-think plans to come here.
Mandi