Scotland minimum pricing 'misguided and probably illegal'
Scotland minimum pricing 'misguided and probably illegal'
Nov 1, 2011 6
(Decanter) - Scotland minimum pricing 'misguided and probably illegal'Pledging action on Scotland’s ‘battle with alcohol misuse’. Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) promised legislation before next summer, but did not fix a unit price.
Previous plans tabled by the Scottish National Party involving a 45p per unit minimum price, were voted down by the Scottish Parliament – but the SNP won a majority in the May elections, paving the way for renewed legislation.
Wine and Spirit Trade Association chief executive Jeremy Beadles said there was ‘no evidence’ that minimum pricing would address the problem of alcohol misuse, pointing out that government figures showed a fall in alcohol consumption in Scotland last year.
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