Ministers Are Facing Pressure to Introduce Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol
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Because of the rising deaths due to alcohol consumption ministers in England are being urged to have a minimum unit price as they have in Scotland
This will increase the price of cheap alcohol and theoretically be less affordable for alcoholics for example
I am not a heavy drinker and i applaud any solution to this big problem but i am not so sure this will work
It will become more difficult to purchase it if the prices increase, but for those addicted it will not matter, they will either do without other things , like food, affecting families or turn to stealing
Then there are drugs, some are vastly cheaper than alcohol and readily available, so will more drinkers turn to them for a cheaper method of recreation ?
Finally people might turn to making their own , i think you can still buy beer and wine kits , i used to do this many years ago as a hobby
And i am also not totally convinced ministers would be increasing prices for the right reason, it could be just another tax increase to plug that black hole
What do you think about this ?
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