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Published on: 01/05/2018 09:45 AMReported by: roving-eye
IEA reacts to introduction of minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland.
As minimum pricing takes effect in Scotland (Tuesday 1st May), Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs says:
“From midnight, shoppers in Scotland will see drastic increases in the price of their favourite drinks. It will become clear that minimum pricing is not a targeted measure that will only affect a few strong ciders. The public has been misled about this policy from the outset. Back-of-the-envelope calculations have been used to justify a nationwide rip-off that will raise the cost of living for all but the very rich.
“If alcohol companies colluded to fix prices in this way, they would be prosecuted. Minimum pricing will suck tens of millions of pounds out of the pockets of ordinary drinkers to feed the egos of grandstanding politicians. Today is a good day if you run an off licence in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is a bad day to be Scottish.”
The price of the most popular bottles of whisky will rise by 25 per cent. The price of some beer and wine will rise by up to 70 per cent. The price of some ciders will more than double.
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems and seeks to provide analysis in order to improve the public understanding of economics.
The IEA is a registered educational charity and independent of all political parties.
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