Saturday, April 5, 2008

Ban on cheap booze: Ministers are ready to impose minimum prices on stores to battle binge culture


UK - Discounts on supermarket alcohol could end soon.
The Government has lost patience with the big chains for failing to raise prices to try to curb the binge-drinking culture.
Some drinks, including alcopops, can be bought this weekend for prices lower than they were before the Budget added 4p to a pint of beer and 14p on a bottle of wine.
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