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Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018

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A study published in 2021 found reductions in overall purchases of alcohol, largely restricted to households that bought the most alcohol, which continued into 2020. A 2023 study carried out by
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An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the minimum price for which alcohol is to be supplied in Wales by certain persons; and for connected purposes.
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published in May 2021 found that alcohol sales dropped by 8.6% in Wales following the introduction of a minimum price, when compared to
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had a much larger impact on the behaviour of problematic drinkers, confounding any predictions on long-term behaviour.
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Holloway, Katy; Buhociu, Marian; Murray, Shannon; Livingston, Wulf; Robinson, Mark; Perkins, Andy (20 March 2023).
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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Text of the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018
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Senedd
Long title
Rebecca Evans AM
Wales
Royal assent
Commencement
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Act of the National Assembly for Wales
statutory
minimum price
unit
alcohol problems
Newcastle University
north-east England
Public Health Wales
University of South Wales
COVID-19
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption
Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
Liquor Act 2019 (Northern Territory)
"Minimum unit alcohol price has 'lasting impact'"
"Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analyses"
"Assessing the early influence of COVID-19 in an analysis of the immediate implementation of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol on drinkers in Wales"
doi
10.1177/14550725231202066
PMC
10863556
PMID
38356791

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