Health Secretary Alex Neil is making a last-minute attempt to persuade EU health ministers to back his plan for a minimum unit price for alcohol.
Several trade ministers have objected to the Scottish Government's plan to set a 50p price per unit of alcohol on the grounds that it would inhibit trade of their own alcohol products.
The European Commission's consultation on the SNP-administration's proposals closed yesterday and Mr Neil is asking them to back minimum pricing.
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