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Doctors accuse govt of 'dancing to tune' of drinks industry

Doctors have hit out at the Government for abandoning a pledge to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The British Medical Journal accused the Government of being swayed by the drink industry.

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Timeline of alcohol minimum pricing policy

  • September 2010: SNP government proposes a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol in Scotland
  • March 2012: Government unveils plans to introduce minimum pricing in a bid to cut excessive alcohol consumption.
  • November 2012 - Home Office launches 10-week consultation
  • July 2013 - Government shelves plans claiming there was not enough "concrete evidence" it worked. Instead, ministers introduce a ban on selling alcohol below the cost of alcohol duty and VAT.

Officially, minimum pricing remains "under consideration" by the Government.

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