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Monday, September 28, 2009

Minimum pricing will cost moderate drinkers £11 a year
Angus Macleod, Scottish Political Editor

A minimum price system for the sale of alcohol in Scotland would see heavy drinkers pay an extra £137 a year but moderate drinkers would only have to find a further £11 a year, a major study published yesterday has found.

It also estimated that there would be a financial savings for the Scottish budget from harm reduction through savings in health, employment and crime of £60 million in year one, and £950 million over 10 years.

The study into the impact of a minimum price on alcohol planned for north of the Border, commissioned by the Scottish government, also found total alcohol consumption would fall by 5.4 per cent, mainly among those whose drinking is hazardous to their health. . . . . .


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