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Taf · Today, 14:44

I heard nothing about this until a radio report this morning.

The Minimum Unit Price for alcohol in Wales has been increased from 50p per unit to 65p per unit.

A 500ml can of beer or cider will rise from £1 to at least £1.30.
A 70cl bottle of 12% wine will rise from £4.20 to at least £5.46.
A litre bottle of 40% spirits will rise from £20 to at least £26.

The extra money was supposed to go into the pockets of "small shop owners". But it is going to the brewers, distillers, wholesalers and distributors. And it attracts extra VAT of course.

The 65p MUP was introduced in Scotland in September 2024. In 2025, there were 1,133 drug use deaths registered in Scotland, marking an 11% increase from the previous year and maintaining the highest fatality rate in Europe.

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Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 70 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,533	Re: Moans and Pet Hates I heard nothing about this until a radio report this morning. The Minimum Unit Price for alcohol in Wales has been increased from 50p per unit to 65p per unit. A 500ml can of beer or cider will rise from £1 to at least £1.30. A 70cl bottle of 12% wine will rise from £4.20 to at least £5.46. A litre bottle of 40% spirits will rise from £20 to at least £26. The extra money was supposed to go into the pockets of "small shop owners". But it is going to the brewers, distillers, wholesalers and distributors. And it attracts extra VAT of course. The 65p MUP was introduced in Scotland in September 2024. In 2025, there were 1,133 drug use deaths registered in Scotland, marking an 11% increase from the previous year and maintaining the highest fatality rate in Europe.