The Scottish Government insisted its minimum-pricing plans would save lives yesterday after a watchdog warned the policy could backfire and increase sales of cheap alcohol.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said the move would raise the profit retailers made from each bottle of low-cost alcohol, providing an incentive to sell more.
Ministers want every unit of alcohol to cost at least 50p, saying the move will save lives and cut incidents of alcohol-related harm.
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