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Labour failed in a last-ditch attempt to thwart the SNP's flagship policy to introduce a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol. The vote, which was won with the support of Tories and Liberal Democrats, clears the way for the controversial measure to be implemented.
May 25, 2012 at 07:07 | Source: Courier
Over the next six months, state officials will have the opportunity to gather hard data that we believe will support ... s minimum pricing regulations that would have enabled retailers to offer beer, wine and liquor at reduced prices.
May 20, 2012 at 01:43 | Source: Norwich Bulletin
The new measures setting the first legally-binding minimum price within ... to win the Scottish government's support for new measures to claw back extra profits the supermarkets will now earn from higher prices. Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish ...
May 25, 2012 at 08:54 | Source: The Guardian
forcing them to lay people off or increase prices. Jan Schneider, longtime owner of owns R&J Jewelry and Loan in downtown San Jose, said business owners like her are "barely hanging on.'' A minimum wage hike, she said, would force businesses to ...
May 23, 2012 at 02:51 | Source: San Jose Mercury News
"Tripling and doubling cheese prices, and meat prices ... Falicov says the majority of people working minimum wage jobs are adults trying to support themselves and their families. "Currently, under a minimum wage job of $7.25, working a full-time job ...
May 15, 2012 at 03:22 | Source: WGRZ TV
The new minimum price, which takes into account inflation, is intended to help tackle problem drinking. While most alcohol prices would be unaffected ... now due to become law with the SNP majority and support from Conservatives and Lib Dems at Holyrood.
May 14, 2012 at 06:15 | Source: Daily Record
increase in the prices Scots are forced to pay for alcohol at ... and minimum pricing is one part of our comprehensive alcohol misuse strategy. “Minimum pricing has attracted the support of the Conservatives, Lib Dems and the majority of the health ...
May 13, 2012 at 23:06 | Source: scotsman.com
Food inflation could rise further if there is a steep increase in the minimum support prices of foodgrains. For 2012-13, CRISIL Research has revised its average inflation forecast up to 6.5 per cent, from our previous expectation of 6.2 per cent.
May 14, 2012 at 11:02 | Source: MoneyControl.com
Sony and Samsung Electronics are asking U.S. retailers to maintain minimum prices for TVs to boost profitability ... is intended to boost retailer support for its brand, Masuda said. The proposals don't violate U.S. law, he said.
May 24, 2012 at 03:55 | Source: Winston-Salem Journal
The law will be dropped after six years if the policy does not work after a “sunset clause” was inserted as part of a deal to secure Conservative support ... minimum unit price of 50p will punish the majority of responsible consumers with higher ...
May 14, 2012 at 09:57 | Source: The Drinks Business