The Welsh Government is consulting on both maintaining the minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales beyond March 2026 and raising the unit price from 50p to 65p.

The policy, which came into force in Wales in March 2020, aims to tackle alcohol-related harm by reducing alcohol consumption in hazardous and harmful drinkers.

Minimum unit pricing is targeted at high-strength drinks sold at very low prices and drunk in large volumes.
Modelling data suggests raising the minimum unit pricing to 65p per unit could further reduce harmful alcohol consumption, as well as encourage more people to drink at moderate levels instead.

It could also lower the number of hazardous drinkers by more than 6,300 and harmful drinkers by nearly 5,000, reducing hospital admissions and deaths attributed to alcohol.

The consultation is open until 29 September 2025.

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