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- The affordability of beer in supermarket and off-licences has risen by 188% since 1987, while the affordability of wine and spirits has gone up by 131%
- Affordability growth has been more modest in the on-trade (pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants)
- Increases in alcohol tax between 2008 and 2012 briefly halted this trend and limited the price differential between pubs and supermarkets
- Subsequent tax cuts have seen affordability rise steeply again in the off-trade, with beer 22% more affordable than in 2012
- A minimum unit price is a targeted way to address the harms associated with cheap supermarket alcohol
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