NHS Health Scotland
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A victory for Scotland’s health
The UK Supreme Court’s unanimous backing of minimum unit pricing (MUP) is a landmark victory for Scotland’s health. We welcome this judgement, rejecting the Scotch Whisky Associations appeal against minimum unit pricing.
Director of Public Health Science, Dr Andrew Fraser said
“MUP allows the Scottish Government to make progress towards creating a fairer healthier Scotland for its people. There is good evidence that minimum unit pricing for alcohol will reduce the high level of alcohol harm experienced by individuals, families and communities in Scotland. We look forward to MUP being implemented as soon as feasible.”
You can find out more about our work on MUP on our Evaluation of Minimum unit pricing page
Go to our Evaluation of Minimum unit pricing page
Original article link: http://www.healthscotland.scot/news/2017/november/a-victory-for-scotland-s-health