date:May 15, 2012
The minimum price announced by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to Glasgow Royal Infirmary would price the cheapest bottle of wine at 4.69. A four-pack of lager would cost at least 3.52.
Ms Sturgeon told BBC News:Too many Scots are drinking themselves to death. The problem affects people of all walks of life.
Affordability and consumption
There was a clear link between alcohol affordability and consumption, she added.
The new minimum pricing would result in 1,600 fewer hosp