Alcohol sales in Scotland hit 25 year low after minimum unit pricing introduced
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alcohol sales in Scotland fell to their lowest level since records began in 1994 in the first year that ministers set a minimum price of 50p per alcoholic unit. While the volume of pure alcohol sold per adult in Scotland was still 9 per cent higher than England and Wales for 2018, the gap shrank to its smallest since 2003. With minimum pricing coming into effect in May 2018, less than a quarter of all alcohol sold in shops and supermarkets last year cost less than 50p per unit - down from 47 per cent in in 2017. “These findings show what happens when policies put people’s health ahead of alcohol industry profit,” said Andrew Horne, director in Scotland for addiction charity Addaction.
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