News and Press
Minimum price announced
2 Sep 2010
The Scottish Government today announced they will propose a minimum price of 45p per unit at Stage 2 of the Alcohol Bill currently under consideration in the Scottish Parliament. Responding to the announcement SHAAP Director, Tom Roberts, said: "We welcome a...read more
Review of Alcohol Price and Taxation
31 Aug 2010
SHAAP has submitted a response to the HM treasury review of alcohol pricing and taxation. In it, we argue that alcohol taxation policy should explicitly acknowledge and consider health objectives and a successful policy should be measured by its effectiveness in reducing...read more
SHAAP endorses Sheffield modelling on minimum price for alcohol
23 Aug 2010
The British Medical Association (BMA), Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) have endorsed the reviewed findings of researchers at Sheffield University on the impact that minimum pricing per unit of alcohol will have on...read more
Extent of cheap alcohol availability revealed
21 Jul 2010
Two reports have been published by NHS Health Scotland which show the extent of cheap alcohol sales in Scotland. Their updated report on alcohol sales over the last five years (2005-09) shows that the average price of alcohol is £1.31 per unit in bars, pubs, clubs,...read more