date:Nov 29, 2012
A costly question: would a minium price per unit of alcohol deter younger drinkers?
Its chief executive Miles Beale told BBC Radio 4s Today programme that any attempt to introduce minimum pricing would be very unpopular and there are substantial grounds to believe it may be illegal under EU law.
Commenting on government plans to launch a public consultation on minimum pricing, which could outlaw discount, multi-buy deals in supermarkets and shops, Beale said there was no evidence to suggest a