Plans by the Scottish Parliament to introduce a 50p per unit minimum price for alcohol remain on track to becoming law, after a legal challenge by the Scotch Whisky Association was dismissed, reports the BBC.
The Scottish Parliament is bidding to become the first in the UK to introduce a minimum price for alcohol, in a bid to tackle the country's significant alcohol-related issues.
The proposal is based on data from the University of Sheffield, which concluded that a minimum unit price could cut spending on treating alcohol-related health problems and could also reduce the number of deaths from alcohol.
