Minimum alcohol unit price being considered

MINIMUM prices for each unit of alcohol and specific warnings on content are among the considerations in a major report due to be delivered to the Minister for Health.

Minimum alcohol unit price being considered

The Government has already begun drafting legislation to beef up the warnings on drinks which would improve the advice on the content and impact of each product.

On top of this Health Minister James Reilly said the steering group finalising the National Substance Misuse Strategy will also investigate proposals to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol. This has been floated in Britain as an alternative way of restricting the sale of cheap spirits to younger people.

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