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Call for minimum price of booze to rise by 15p to stop alcohol-related deaths

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The minimum price of alcohol in Scotland should be upped by 15p to 65p per unit, according to the Scottish Lib Dems. Alex Cole-Hamilton, Lib Dems leader, has also called on Nicola Sturgeon's government to link the rise in booze to inflation so "the value of the policy does not decrease over time".

The plea comes at the start of Alcohol Awareness Week which takes place from November 15 to 21. Earlier this year, on May 1, Scotland marked three years since minimum unit pricing was introduced in Scotland.

Scotland was the first country in the world to bring in the public health measure, however since 2018 the unit price has not changed from the initial level of 50p.Cole-Hamilton is calling on the First Minister to act in order to stop the

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