UK: Prime Minister cools talk of UK minimum alcohol price
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 16 March 2009
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has cooled talk of a minimum price for alcoholic drinks across England, after the government's chief medical officer recommended the move as a way to tackle alcohol abuse.
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UK prime minister Gordon Brown has cooled talk of a minimum price for alcoholic drinks across England, after the government's chief medical officer recommended the move as a way to tackle alcohol abuse.
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