A "unit of alcohol" is a public health thing to help guide people about safer drinking. One unit is 10 ml of alcohol. You can find the number of units a drink contains by multiplying the serving...
A "unit of alcohol" is a public health thing to help guide people about safer drinking. One unit is 10 ml of alcohol. You can find the number of units a drink contains by multiplying the serving size in ml by the ABV number. One 750 ml bottle of wine at 12% ABV would be 0.75 * 12 = 9 units. The cheapest that bottle can be sold for with MUP is 9 * 50pence, or £4.50.
This report is the first comprehensive look at the effect of introducing a minimum price per unit for alcohol in Scotland.
Scotland saw a 3.6% drop in alcohol sales while England and Wales saw a 3.2% increase in sales. MUP has had a big effect on the cheapest products - "white cider" used to be very cheap and is now somewhat more expensive.
A "unit of alcohol" is a public health thing to help guide people about safer drinking. One unit is 10 ml of alcohol. You can find the number of units a drink contains by multiplying the serving size in ml by the ABV number. One 750 ml bottle of wine at 12% ABV would be 0.75 * 12 = 9 units. The cheapest that bottle can be sold for with MUP is 9 * 50pence, or £4.50.
This report is the first comprehensive look at the effect of introducing a minimum price per unit for alcohol in Scotland.
Scotland saw a 3.6% drop in alcohol sales while England and Wales saw a 3.2% increase in sales. MUP has had a big effect on the cheapest products - "white cider" used to be very cheap and is now somewhat more expensive.
This thread has some useful discussion: https://twitter.com/VictimOfMaths/status/1222095159845847040?s=20