Cheap booze prices to rise as MSPs vote to increase minimum cost
by BBC News
BBC News— MSPs increase the cost of alcohol but opinions remain split over the policy's effectiveness.
The Scottish Sun—Scotland still tops UK league of shame for booze deaths despite minimum pricing laws. SCOTLAND still tops a UK league of shame for booze deaths despite Holyrood’s minimum pricing laws, official figures have confirmed. The annual rundown from the Office for National Statistics showed
dailym.ai—Soaring cost of a cuppa is revealed: Global tea and coffee prices rise by up to 50 per cent. Wholesale coffee prices are up by more than 20 per cent since January after crops were hit by extreme weather in key producing countries, including Vietnam and Brazil.
scottishdailyexpress—Killjoy Scots boffin behind minimum unit pricing now wants ban on booze joke birthday cards for women. Dr Peter Rice, who was one of the architects of the hated minimum unit pricing policy, now wants a ban on novelty birthday cards highlighting booze.