[arista]

ref: alll news media and LBC.



LT behave..................

[LeatherTrumpet]

:hello :

[Kizzy]

That means it will go up not down, but great news all the same.

[James]

Minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland: How much booze will cost under new rules
Aftab Ali

This is how much alcohol will cost in Scotland under new minimum pricing rules



The big news story in the UK today is that Scotland is set to become the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol.

The country’s highest court gave its backing to the controversial measure in what ministers in Edinburgh have hailed as an “historic and far-reaching judgment.”


The move comes after figures showed there were 1,265 alcohol related deaths in Scotland in 2016 - a rise of 10% on the previous year.

Alcohol misuse results in about 670 hospital admissions and 24 deaths a week - with the Scottish Government saying death rates are almost 1.5 times higher now than they were in the early 1980s.


And it estimated that alcohol misuse costs Scotland some £3.6 billion a year - the equivalent of £900 for every adult.

With sales figures showing that, in 2016, 17% more alcohol was sold per person in Scotland than in England and Wales, we take a look at how the change will hit your pocket:

A 31cl bottle of Frosty Jack’s cider contains 22.5 units of alcohol. It currently costs £3.59, but will go up to £11.25.
A 150cl of Lambrini contains 11.3 units of alcohol. Currently costing £3, it will rise to at least £5.65.
A 70cl bottle of Tesco Imperial Vodka (37.5% ABV) contains 26 units. Priced at £11 at the moment, it will cost a minimum of £13.
A 568ml can of Tennent’s Lager under minimum pricing would have to cost at least £1.15.
Four 440ml cans of five per cent strength lager would cost at least £4.40.
A bottle of wine of 12% alcohol strength would cost at least £4.50.
A 70cl bottle of whisky could not be sold for less than £14.

The Evening Times always encourages readers to drink responsibly. Please click here to be taken to the Drinkaware site for helpful advice and information on drinking safely.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1...es/?ref=twtrec

[LeatherTrumpet]

good luck scottish government beating the supermarkets and independents..

[Nicky91]

alcohol pricing is something i don't care too much about, since i've never had any alcohol before lol

[Livia]

It's a bit of a shame. The only people this will affect are poor people and people for whom money is tight. They're being penalised because some people can't drink responsibly. Of course, the rich people will carry on regardless.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

alcohol pricing is something i don't care too much about, since i've never had any alcohol before lol

Are you not allowed by your parents?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Are you not allowed by your parents?

well i just don't give a damn about alcohol, i really prefer lemonade , and especially now knowing how wine is made, with fungus and mold

[arista]

Strict Parents
over the water LT

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by arista

Strict Parents
over the water LT

surely he can have a Babysham and lemonade at New Year?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

well i just don't give a damn about alcohol, i really prefer lemonade , and especially now knowing how wine is made, with fungus and mold

Yes stock needs care.

Its all about lower prices up in Scotland
power they now have

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

surely he can have a Babysham and lemonade at New Year?

yes good one.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

It's a bit of a shame. The only people this will affect are poor people and people for whom money is tight. They're being penalised because some people can't drink responsibly. Of course, the rich people will carry on regardless.

I don't think it's a good way to tackle the issue. I just watched a video actually about how Iceland tackled a similar problem they had and succeeded. Iceland is such a brilliant country

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews/vid...5311291007217/

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't think it's a good way to tackle the issue. I just watched a video actually about how Iceland tackled a similar problem they had and succeeded. Iceland is such a brilliant country

There's me, trying to click your link....

Which should be a euphemism but isn't.

I'm always super-impressed with Iceland.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

There's me, trying to click your link....

Which should be a euphemism but isn't.

I'm always super-impressed with Iceland.

sorry I added the proper one now

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

sorry I added the proper one now

Thanks... what a brilliant programme.

[bitontheslide]

the alcoholic begging for change on the corner is going to have to up his minimum beg accordingly

[James]

The northern countries in Europe have higher alcohol use that the south. It's thought to be because of the cold.

This new law in Scotland is probably going to result in booze cruises to places in the north of England.

[LeatherTrumpet]

As Rab C once said in his opening monologue as we awoke form a drink fuelled night

"DRINK, Drink - see me, ah can take it or leave it.."

long pause

"but ah'd rather take it"

[Livia]

I miss Rab and Jamesie.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes stock needs care.

Its all about lower prices up in Scotland
power they now have

its not about lower prices though, its about killing natural competition and raising the minimum price

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its not about lower prices though, its about killing natural competition and raising the minimum price

Natural competition? The supermarkets are like the energy companies they all price fix.
Now they don't get to, as an ex addict I can see the pros and cons of this. However it's hard to envisage the future effects on issues such as domestic violence, child poverty, alcohol related death, crime, social disorder or productivity.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

As Rab C once said in his opening monologue as we awoke form a drink fuelled night

"DRINK, Drink - see me, ah can take it or leave it.."

long pause

"but ah'd rather take it"

Ah social commentary... funny when it's on screen, in reality a daily mail headline.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by James

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/1...es/?ref=twtrec

Scottish Government says this is linked to alcohol being 60% more affordable than in the 1980s, with wide ranging costs to public health.

Its current MUP proposal of a 50p per unit charge means four 440ml cans of five per cent strength lager would cost at least £4.40, a 12 per cent bottle of wine would be at least £4.50 and a 70cl bottle of whisky must cost at least £14.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/he...-a8055761.html