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The financial burden of the proposed 30 increase in Scotlands minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol will largely fall on consumers

The minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland will rise to 65p from 50p later this year, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

A Tory MSP has written to the UK statistics watchdog to complain of “misleading” Scottish Government claims relating to a report on minimum unit…

Today (16 August) marks one year until the Deposit Return Scheme is set to launch in Scotland, but what will it mean for businesses in and around Glasgow?

The Federation of Independent Retailers (Fed) has shown support for introducing a minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Northern...

Before the pandemic, *Gary and his younger sister visited their mother, *Mary, regularly. They knew she drank too much; she had been moved to sheltered accommodation after a fire in her house. So they would check on her, cook for her, coax her to eat. In March 2020, all that stopped.

Consumption among the heaviest drinkers in Scotland has increased since the measure was introduced, researchers say.

MINIMUM unit pricing did not reduce alcohol consumption among the heaviest drinking men, young men, or males living in more deprived areas of…

Consumption among the heaviest drinkers in Scotland has increased since the measure was introduced, researchers say.

Consumption among the heaviest drinkers in Scotland has increased since the measure was introduced, researchers say.