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
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has hit out at the Government's plans to set a minimum price per unit on the cost of alcohol.
Andrew Opie, Food Director at the BRC said the new measures will not address the causes of irresponsible drinking, and will set a "dangerous precedent for Government interference in markets in the future."
Today the government proposed a 45p per alcohol unit price as the minimum shops can sell. It's fired off a long overdue debate.
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The Government is set to impose a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit. Here is what to expect.