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Concerns over biggest drinking households buying even more during lockdown

Health campaigners have called for a minimum price per unit to be introduced in England after a study found the biggest drinkers bought more alcohol during lockdowns even though pubs were closed. An academic study of 80,000 households’ shopping ...

19 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Minimum pricing for alcohol ‘can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm’

Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm to people’s health, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. Experts behind the study said evidence shows that taxing alcohol and controlling ...

21 Jun 2022 at 19:04

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Minimum alcohol pricing has cost Scots £270m, think tank claims

A flagship policy intended to prevent the sale of cheap drinks has cost Scottish people about £270 million, a report has suggested. The report titled The Hangover: The cost of minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland, for the Institute of ...

01 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Government to ‘carefully consider’ report on minimum pricing for tobacco

The Scottish Government has said it will “carefully consider” a report which suggests introducing a minimum price for tobacco has the potential to bring about “significant reductions in smoking rates”. Smoking is linked to 16% of ...

29 Oct 2024 at 13:36

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