Sales of beer are down by 8%, wine by 5% and spirits by 3% in the eight weeks following the ban's introduction on October 1. These statistics should be treated with caution. After rising for decades, consumption figures had begun to dip slightly before the legislation came into force, a trend mirrored by a small fall in alcohol-related hospital discharges. Perhaps the economic downturn, combined with increasing awareness of the damage caused by alcohol abuse, is beginning to have an impact.
Cheering news after ban on bulk-buy drink deals
FIGURES published yesterday suggest that the ban on multi-buy booze deals in Scottish off-licences and supermarkets is having an effect.
Sales of beer are down by 8%, wine by 5% and spirits by 3% in the eight weeks following the ban's introduction on October 1. These statistics should be treated with caution. After rising for decades, consumption figures had begun to dip slightly before the legislation came into force, a trend mirrored by a small fall in alcohol-related hospital discharges. Perhaps the economic downturn, combined with increasing awareness of the damage caused by alcohol abuse, is beginning to have an impact.
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