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Laura Ferguson

Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing helping 'cut consumption' of drinks in Scotland

Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) has helped reduce the sales of alcoholic drinks in Scotland, the government has announced.

Ministers say the introduction is "achieving one of its key aims" after a new report said it has helped cut alcohol consumption.

Looking at the first three years since introduction, new research by Public Health Scotland and Glasgow University has concluded that the policy is reducing overall sales.

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