Brown: unit price announcement long overdue
September 2, 2010 5:31 PM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats
Commenting on Nicola's Sturgeon's proposed plans to set the minimum price for a unit alcohol at 45 pence, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson Robert Brown MSP said:
"This announcement is long overdue from the Health Secretary.
"Liberal Democrats persistently called for a much earlier announcement of the Health Secretary's proposed plans so they could be properly considered by the Health Committee.
"There is no doubt that Scotland's abusive relationship with alcohol must be tackled.
"Current alcohol laws must be enforced. Those who sell alcohol to under age drinkers and landlords and retailers who sell alcohol to those who are already drunk should be punished. We also support moves to crack down on irresponsible price promotions.
"The SNP have taken a very narrow view of the whole process, totally ignoring much more effective solutions which would cover the entire UK, something which the coalition Government is already considering.
"They clearly prefer a pricing mechanism that stops artificially at the border."
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