News / Scottish News Court verdict on Scottish Government plans to introduce minimum price for alcohol due this week By Andrew Picken November 12, 2017, 6:08 am The nation has been drinking much more than usual to help deal with lockdown. Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A MINIMUM price for alcohol will be in place as early as April next year if SNP ministers win a crunch court battle this week. On Wednesday the Supreme Court will issue its verdict on Scottish Government plans to introduce 50p minimum price per unit of alcohol. The policy was approved by MSPs in 2012, but has been tied up in a succession of court challenges amid claims it breaches European law. The Supreme Court is the last challenge and if the Scottish Government wins, insiders say they will move quickly to implement it. One source said: “There will be no holding back. We have waited a long time to do this and I think spring next year is realistic.” Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Soaring incidents of shoplifting across Scotland cost £69m last year as shock survey reveals nine out of 10 stores suffered violent events every week Public health leaders in England back Scottish Government’s plan to raise minimum price of alcohol Experts call for restrictions on alcohol ad campaigns as report names British women world’s biggest binge drinkers
