Sentence examples for minimum pricing policy from inspiring English sources

A year ago, 28 states sued the major record companies, seeking "hundreds of millions of dollars" in damages, saying the minimum pricing policy violated price-fixing laws.

The university also plans to impose a minimum pricing policy on alcoholic drinks in the college bars, and staff will be told not to serve drinks to visibly drunk students.

The Tories had previously suggested that a blanket minimum pricing policy would not work.

The UK government is currently consulting on introducing a minimum pricing policy in England and Wales.

The alcohol industry has been accused of distorting evidence in an attempt to influence the Scottish government over its minimum pricing policy.

Scottish brewer, Tennents, which supports the Scottish government's minimum pricing policy, said the ruling was "an important step towards helping tackle Scotland's alcohol misuse issues".

Minimum pricing policies establish a minimum price below which a unit of alcohol cannot legally be sold to consumers.

Another argument against minimum pricing policies include concerns that responsible drinkers and individuals on low incomes might be disproportionately affected.

"In Scotland, Alex Salmond is pushing ahead with minimum pricing policies, and yet in England there is a deafening silence where a substantive strategy should be".

He's implemented a ban on drinking in public, no sales after 11PM and minimum pricing policies.

Increasing the price of alcohol has been shown to be effective in reducing both consumption levels 1 and harms. 2 Recent Canadian research shows that minimum pricing policies reduce total alcohol consumption, shift consumption away from high strength beverages, and reduce alcohol related admissions to hospital.