gassor
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Set to come in next year north of the border.
Will it have the desired effect, really don't know, but given the problem here it's probably worth a go. I had thought the wines and spirits would want to maintain a price differential, but maybe they won't and allow the cheaper brands to face a downturn in sales.
The 50p-per-unit minimum outlined by the legislation would raise the price of the cheapest bottle of red wine (9.4 units of alcohol) to £4.69, a four-pack of 500ml cans of 4% lager (8 units) would cost at least £4 and a 70cl bottle of whisky (28 units of alcohol) could not be sold for less than £14.
Normal strength cider (5% ABV) would cost at least £2.50 a litre but a super-strength version (7.5% ABV) would have to cost a minimum of £3.75 for a litre. (BBC)
Will it have the desired effect, really don't know, but given the problem here it's probably worth a go. I had thought the wines and spirits would want to maintain a price differential, but maybe they won't and allow the cheaper brands to face a downturn in sales.