Ministers have defended controversial plans to ban cheap deals on alcohol in England and Wales, insisting they would save hundreds of lives every year. The coalition is proposing a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit and an end to multi-buy offers
Andrew Langford, Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust, has told ITV News that the minimum alcohol unit price of 45 pence will have the greatest effect on young people.
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The Government is set to impose a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit. Here is what to expect.