Scotland’s pioneering minimum pricing to start on May 1st

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol will come into force on May 1st 2018.

Health Secretary Shona Robison today updated members of the Scottish parliament on the plans and confirmed a consultation on the preferred minimum unit price of 50p will be published next week.

“I anticipate setting the minimum unit price at 50 pence per unit. We now want to hear from retailers, representative bodies and Licensing Standards Officers about the practicalities of implementation.”