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 Binge drinkers should be priced out
| Raising the price of alcohol will reduce binge drinking – just look at Scandinavia | Is booze too cheap? Scotland's health minister this week bravely proposed a minimum unit price, which would for... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Guardian
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 Taxpayers 'should not pay for Pope'
| More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not contribute to the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Scotland and England, according to a survey. | An online poll of ... (photo: Creative Commons / Rob & Lisa Meehan) The Guardian
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 Scots government calls time with minimum charge for alcohol
| EDINBURGH - Scotland's government announced yesterday that its planned minimum price for alcohol would be set at 45p per unit, meaning a bottle of wine would cost at le... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Irish Times
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 Scottish government to tackle alcohol abuse with price hike
| Formal plans unveiled to fix minimum price for all alcoholic drinks at 45p per unit, trebling cost of cheapest ciders Raising the cost of alcohol to 45p a unit would im... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Guardian
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 Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said. | Ms Sturgeon said t... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) London Evening Standard
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 Alcohol pricing 'would save £700m'
| A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700 million in 10 years, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said. | Ms Sturgeo... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Guardian
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 In quotes: 45p alcohol plan response
| The Scottish government has said it wants to introduce a 45p minimum price for every unit of alcohol sold in Scotland. | The controversial plan is backed by the British... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
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