Minimum unit pricing

Minimum unit pricing is a way of getting people to drink less alcohol.  A price is set for a unit of alcohol and people are not allowed to sell it for less.  

There have been rules about this in Canada for some time.  In 2018 Scotland set a limit of £0.50 for eight grams of alcohol. The Northern Territory, Australia set a limit in October 2018, Wales in 2020 and Ireland in 2022.   The effects have been studied.  Fewer people ended up in hospital because of drinking after these rules started. 

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Category:Alcohol drinking habits
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