Minimum Pricing

Miniumum Pricing MINIMUM UNIT PRICING (MUP) IS A WAY TO ESTABLISH A ‘FLOOR PRICE’ BELOW WHICH ALCOHOL CANNOT LEGALLY BE SOLD.In Ireland our unhealthy use of alcohol is taking a…

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Measures

Public Health (Alcohol) Act – principal measures   Minimum unit pricing Minimum unit pricing (MUP) is a mechanism to establish a 'floor price' beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold…

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Under the influence

In a BMJ investigation, Jonathan Gornall discovers that the government consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales was a sham and that politicians ignored…

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Mulled whines

People are drinking less but doing so more harmfully. Policymakers want higher prices””causing a headache for the booze industry BY DAY tourists flock to Plaza de España in central Madrid…

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The Facts

What is minimum unit pricing? Minimum unit pricing (MUP) is a "floor price" beneath which alcohol cannot legally be sold and is based on the amount of alcohol in a…

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