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Kevin Mckenna: Hike in minimum alcohol price is yet another failed SNP policy
A new minimum unit price for alcohol has been imposed on Scotland. The cost of all alcoholic drinks will now increase from 50p to 65p a unit in pubs and shops. The Scottish Government says this latest increase will save lives, despite knowing that following the first MUP hike the number of Scots dying from booze-related illness rose sharply.