Scottish Government mull hike in minimum unit price of alcohol
Retailers consulted on possible minimum alcohol price rise to 80p
Source: heraldscotland.com
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Retailers consulted on possible minimum alcohol price rise to 80p
The Scottish Government is consulting on increasing the minimum unit price of alcohol by 30p
A top think tanks says minimum unit pricing had 'no impact on crime, no impact on A&E attendances and no impact on the heaviest drinkers.'
It comes after a final evaluation of the policy found it had an overall positive impact on health.
MINIMUM unit pricing in Scotland is estimated to have prevented hundreds of deaths and hospital admissions despite "limited evidence" that…