The minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland is out of date and should be raised immediately, a former SNP minister has said.Kenny MacAskill, a former Holyrood justice secretary, has called on the Scottish Government to take action to raise the 50p legal floor price for alcohol in order to reduce alcohol harm.
Scotland was the first country in the world to bring in the public health measure in 2018 after a long court battle with drink companies.But since then the 50p minimum price per unit alcohol can be sold at has not changed.MacAskill, who now sits as an Alba Party MP in Westminster, has written to SNP Public Health Minister Maree Todd asking for a review of the static policy.The East Lothian MP said “Increasing the minimum price is
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