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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Minimum alcohol price to curb binge drinkers

By Alex Barker, Andrew Bolger and Jenny Wiggins

June 19 2008

A minimum price could be set for a unit of alcohol in England and Wales under plans being examined by government to curb binge drinking.

The price floor is one of the more likely outcomes from the long-running cross-Whitehall policy review on how to change behaviour through price mechanisms or restrictions on promotions and advertising.

Ministers have yet to decide on a course of action and are waiting for an independent report into the impact of pricing and promotion, which is due to be published in coming weeks.
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