Minimum unit alcohol price has 'lasting impact'

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The introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol has had a lasting impact in Scotland, according to a new study.
Research from Newcastle University and published in the Lancet found alcohol sales fell by almost 8% after the policy was introduced.
Scotland became the first country in the world to bring in minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in May 2018, currently fixed at 50p per unit.
In Wales there was an 8.6% decrease in sales when compared with the west of England.
The study looked at data detailing more than 1.24 million separate alcohol sales between 2015 and 2018, and also in the first half of 2020 - with this period covering purchases by 35,000 households.

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