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Saturday, April 5, 2008

Ban on cheap booze: Ministers are ready to impose minimum prices on stores to battle binge culture
By JAMES SLACK
4th April 2008

Massive discounts on supermarket alcohol could end soon.

The Government has lost patience with the big chains for failing to raise prices to try to curb the binge-drinking culture.

Some drinks, including alcopops, can be bought this weekend for prices lower than they were before the Budget added 4p to a pint of beer and 14p on a bottle of wine.

Ministers are now preparing to rip up competition law and set a minimum price for booze.
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