Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive aims to become the first government in Europe to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in a bid to tackle binge drinking and anti-social behaviour and cut the region’s health bill.
Alex Attwood, the social development minister and Michael McGimpsey, health minister, launched a consultation process on Monday calling for a minimum price of between 40p and 70p for a unit of alcohol in off-licences, pubs and registered clubs. > > > > Read More
