Minimum Prices
The impact of the minimum price per unit of alcohol on the on and off trade.
The Scottish Government has suggested introducing a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce binge drinking. The impact of this on the on and off trade will be researched.
The Scottish government has introduced a minimum price per unit of alcohol of £ 0.45. www.bbc.co.uk [online]
The proposal is to put the price up for really cheap alcohol, with that, less people would have access to that, for example a two litre-bottle of Tesco cider would increase from £1.32 to £3.80, while Asda whisky would rise from £9.20 to £12.60.
Would be no change for well know brands, like Johnnie Walker or Bell’s, which all currently retail are above £14.00. www.bbc.co.uk [online] …show more content…
Because all the money from the sales, an estimate 700 millions would go straight to there pockets, instead then to the Government. Andrew Leicester, co-author of the research, said: "The Government should seek to change European regulations on how alcohol taxes can be structured, so that taxes can mimic the impact of minimum prices whilst ensuring the resulting revenues go to the Government and not firms." www.telegraph.co.uk …show more content…
But Tory health spokeswoman Mary Scanlon said: "There is simply no political support for the SNP's blanket minimum pricing. These plans would penalise responsible drinkers, harm the Scotch whisky industry, cost jobs and is probably illegal." www.bbc.co.uk (online)
The biggest supermarket chain in the UK, Tesco does support the minimum price per unit of alcohol, saying that this would not only benefit the markets as well the people of UK. The retailer’s chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has also said:
"We welcome the new Government's commitment to act on below-cost selling of alcohol and today I pledge that we will support Government-led action to make this happen across the UK. We will also support any future discussions on a minimum price for alcohol. Putting simple information on the front of the pack about salt and fat content has led to a big increase in the sale of healthier alternatives he said.
So we will now do the same for alcohol on all our own-label products, bringing the information on units of alcohol from the back label to the front." www.supermarket.co.uk
The Scottish Government has suggested introducing a minimum price per unit of alcohol to reduce binge drinking. The impact of this on the on and off trade will be researched.
The Scottish government has introduced a minimum price per unit of alcohol of £ 0.45. www.bbc.co.uk [online]
The proposal is to put the price up for really cheap alcohol, with that, less people would have access to that, for example a two litre-bottle of Tesco cider would increase from £1.32 to £3.80, while Asda whisky would rise from £9.20 to £12.60.
Would be no change for well know brands, like Johnnie Walker or Bell’s, which all currently retail are above £14.00. www.bbc.co.uk [online] …show more content…
Because all the money from the sales, an estimate 700 millions would go straight to there pockets, instead then to the Government. Andrew Leicester, co-author of the research, said: "The Government should seek to change European regulations on how alcohol taxes can be structured, so that taxes can mimic the impact of minimum prices whilst ensuring the resulting revenues go to the Government and not firms." www.telegraph.co.uk …show more content…
But Tory health spokeswoman Mary Scanlon said: "There is simply no political support for the SNP's blanket minimum pricing. These plans would penalise responsible drinkers, harm the Scotch whisky industry, cost jobs and is probably illegal." www.bbc.co.uk (online)
The biggest supermarket chain in the UK, Tesco does support the minimum price per unit of alcohol, saying that this would not only benefit the markets as well the people of UK. The retailer’s chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has also said:
"We welcome the new Government's commitment to act on below-cost selling of alcohol and today I pledge that we will support Government-led action to make this happen across the UK. We will also support any future discussions on a minimum price for alcohol. Putting simple information on the front of the pack about salt and fat content has led to a big increase in the sale of healthier alternatives he said.
So we will now do the same for alcohol on all our own-label products, bringing the information on units of alcohol from the back label to the front." www.supermarket.co.uk