Minimum unit pricing has been effective in reducing alcohol consumption in the three years since it was implemented, according to a report.
The latest data showing the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) was published in a report on Tuesday (November 22) by Public Health Scotland, showing a three per cent net reduction in sales per adult in the three years following the implementation of the policy. This was driven by a reduction in per-adult sales of alcohol through the off-trade in supermarkets and off licences, the report stated.
Maree Todd, Scotland’s public health minister, said: “Minimum unit pricing is achieving what it set out to do – a reduction in sales overall with a focus on the cheap high-strength alcohol, which is often drunk by people drinking at harmful levels.”
