The Government has proposed to enforce a minimum charge of 40p per unit to reduce the nation's binge drinking habits. In the last decade deaths from liver disease has risen by 25% with over 1 million people being admitted to NHS hospitals each year. It is also thought that over 1 million acts of violent crime each year are linked to alcohol.
The minimum charge is unlikely to affect most pubs and large brands. It will be mainly affecting cheap supermarket own brand produce, super-strength drinks and huge bottles of cheap cider which are currently being sold for around 20p per unit of alcohol. For example a 2 litre bottle of 5% cider which is sold at some shops for £1.60 will increase to a minimum of £4.00.
Hopefully the new laws will help reduce the number of casualties resulting from the effects of binge drinking.
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