Price

Shrinking drinks – How minimum pricing is making bottles smaller

Andrew Misell believes producers' and consumers' reactions to the new minimum unit price of alcohol in Wales could lead to a win-win situation for both...

The Pass-Through of Alcohol Excise Taxes to Prices in OECD Countries: Filling in the evidence gap

Governments 'may consider additionally implementing minimum pricing policies' as a viable complement to tax increases on alcohol

Hope for a Dutch MUP

The lobby for effective alcohol measures has grown in recent times, Wim van Dalen argues

Minimum unit pricing: from the theory to the supermarket shelf

Originally posted on the Alcohol Change UK website

MUP – let’s not lose another decade to alcohol harm

Colin Shevills calls for action on cheap alcohol in England, arguing that the need MUP is 'becoming hard to ignore'

New Australian estimates of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing

Michael Livingston, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University

A brief window of opportunity: The case of MUP in England

Ben Hawkins writes about the pricing policy's short lived time in the spotlight

Minimum pricing for alcohol in Wales – will drinkers switch substances?

Professor Katy Holloway summarises her findings from a research project investigating the potential for substance switching among Welsh drinkers

Can we really take the politics out of alcohol tax?

In light of the SMF's recent report and HM Treasury's controversial 'duty-free' promise, Aveek Bhattacharya asks a pertinent question about the ways in which the...

What does Twitter make of Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland?

New research gauges the opinions of the Twitterati on flagship alcohol policy

Explaining the strong support for the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly

For the twenty-third year in a row, the Swedish state-run alcohol retail monopoly, Systembolaget, was ranked most trusted institution in Sweden. Above the police, universities...

What do we really know about how MUP has affected alcohol sales in Scotland?

Not very much, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya, but what little we do know holds promise for the groundbreaking health policy

MUP – What do we know eight months on?

Not much – it's 'too early to tell' how well the policy is working, says Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland

Is the decline of pubs overstated?

The issue may seem more complex than first appears, says Aveek Bhattacharya

A councillor’s plea to Sajid Javid – we need MUP

Leicester City public health lead Adam Clarke hopes the Home Secretary will heed his call

Reducing the Minimum Price of Beer in Ontario – Risks of the ‘Buck a Beer’ Policy

Doug Ford's latest election promise is one best forgotten, says Norman Giesbrecht

It’s rarely been so affordable to have a pint of beer in the pub

Result of CAMRA poll should be taken with caution, warns Aveek Bhattacharya

Minimum Unit Pricing: a welcome and useful form of alcohol regulation

MUP is a welcome step in the right direction, says Steve Rolles

Why an alcohol tax cut is a bad idea for the US

Cuts in alcohol excise duties will be harmful, not helpful, to the health of the nation's citizens, argues Robert Pezzolesi

Why is the government subsidising cheap strong cider?

Technical issues around the design of tax systems can have dramatic real-world consequences, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya