Monday, December 20, 2010
The brewer and pub owner Greene King has called for the “minimum pricing debate to continue” following a policy shift towards taxation and below cost. Greene King, who have previously spoken out in favour of minimum pricing, commissioned a review of the IFS alcohol pricing report which urged higher taxation over minimum pricing. Review of IFS Impact of Introducing a Minimum Price on Alcohol in Britain [pdf] In a press release , Greene King stated that minimum pricing would be a “targeted solution”, “raising the level of the lowest priced alcohol and directly tackling the behaviour which is causing most concern.” However it also suggested that in contrast to the IFS report, the alcohol industry would not benefit from increased profit – in fact it could lose as much as £1.2 billion per year
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol, analysis, britain, from-the-greene, government, greene, greene-king, health, minimum-price, policy, press-release, research, telegraph, united-kingdom
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
As the media reports a 'ban on below cost' alcohol sales is imminent, below we attempt to clarify the key distinctions between the commonly touted pricing measures. Download pdf version Some further reports on pricing measures include: The University of Sheffield's modelling of minimum pricing The IFS pricing report calling for increased taxation NICE guidance calling for minimum pricing A SABMiller commissioned report by the CEBR outlining arguments against minimum pricing SNP pages on minimum pricing and the Scottish Alcohol Bill . An interim report on Manchester's proposed local minimum pricing BMJ report urging a VAT reduction for the on-trade
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged against-minimum, alcohol-sales, cebr, manchester, media, policy, pricing-report, proposed-local, scottish, university
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Varying the rate of VAT between the on and off-trade could help to reduce the negative impact of cheap alcohol without punishing pubs, argues Dr Nick Sheron of Southampton University. Sheron explores the idea in a BMJ article: Vary VAT on alcohol: a more palatable way to achieve minimum pricing? Sheron says that although minimum pricing would be effective in addressing cheap off-sales without punishing pubs, he recognises that 'the UK government is not keen on the concept'.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The BMA in Scotland today (Wednesday 10 November 2010) called on the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat and Labour MSPs to reconsider their opposition to minimum pricing as they prepared to debate the Alcohol etc (Scotland) Bill for the final time…
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Scottish Government's long fought plans for minimum pricing appeared at an end as opposition parties refused to include it in the Alcohol Bill at stage 2 – BBC report . A move to limit the amount of caffeine allowed in alcoholic drinks was also blocked but the remaining proposals were agreed.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol pricing, coalition, instead-backed, policy, remaining, repeat-claims, scottish, scottish-health, scottish-labour, secretary, sunset-clause, the-evidence
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The British public wants the Government to take action to make Britain healthier, according to a report published last month by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH).
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged additional, alcohol pricing, banning-smoking, before-the-end, britain, british, government, health, healthy-choices, policy, public, public-health, research, white-paper
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Friday, September 3, 2010
The BMA has welcomed plans to set the minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland at 45 pence. Commenting on the proposed price announced by the Cabinet Secretary this morning, Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said that so far, no credible alternative to minimum pricing had been identified by opposition parties and he urged them to back the Alcohol Bill…
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Also tagged alcohol, brian, brian-keighley, cabinet, cabinet-secretary, minimum, minimum-price, morning, per-unit, price-announced, proposed, the-proposed
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Scottish National Party (SNP) today announced they wish to see a 45 pence per unit minimum price made law as part of the forthcoming Alcohol Bill . Although opposition parties have supported the wider principles of the Bill, they have opposed minimum pricing and suggested other approaches
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Local authorities in Manchester considering a local bye-law approach to introducing a minimum alcohol price have received in principle support from the Prime Minister. Although the Coalition do not plan minimum pricing at a national level, David Cameron said 'where there can be local decisions we are very happy for that to happen'. Although Cameron raised caution over the possible issues over competition law, he promised to 'look at the details'
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol pricing, coalition, david-cameron, from-the-prime, health-campaign, licensing, local-decisions, policy, possible-issues, prime, prime-minister, stiff-political, think-the-idea
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