[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Eilish 'Government needs to crack down on drink prices that put health of young people at risk'. (02 Sep 2019)
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The full effect of minimum unit pricing - a set cost below which alcohol cannot be sold, aimed at making alcoholic drinks less cheap - has yet to be proved. But early indications from Scotland, the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing in 2018, are encouraging.
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