News Release - Ban on below-cost selling for alcohol would have smaller impact than a 45p minimum price

- Below-cost selling will have very little impact on alcohol consumption


- New policy will educe overall consumption by 0.04 per cent


- 1.3 per cent of all alcohol units sold will be affected by the ban


The Government will today (Wednesday 17 July 2013) announce plans to ban retailers from selling alcohol cheaper than the cost of the tax payable on the product. This ban on