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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 prices could prevent deaths and prevent long-term sickness linked to drink.A minimum unit price (MUP) of 50p per unit was introduced in May 2018 in Scotland, while Wales brought in the same measure in March 2020.In England, the Government has said there are no plans to introduce a minimum price, though it is keeping the issue under review.Research from Newcastle University and published in the Lancet medical journal last year found that alcohol sales fell by almost 8% after the policy was introduced in Scotland.RecommendedBy-elections show voters have run out of patience with Boris Johnson Alcohol harm is concentrated in heavier drinkers, particularly those from lower socioeconomic groups Boxing
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 prices could prevent deaths and prevent long-term sickness linked to drink.A minimum unit price (MUP) of 50p per unit was introduced in May 2018 in Scotland, while Wales brought in the same measure in March 2020.In England, the Government has said there are no plans to introduce a minimum price, though it is keeping the issue under review.Research from Newcastle University and published in the Lancet medical journal last year found that alcohol sales fell by almost 8% after the policy was introduced in Scotland.RecommendedBy-elections show voters have run out of patience with Boris Johnson Alcohol harm is concentrated in heavier drinkers, particularly those from lower socioeconomic groups Dumaguete