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Legislation for minimum price of alcohol set to be introduced soon




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A minimum price for alcoholic beverages will be formally approved next week, it has been revealed.

It has also come to light that plans to ban alcohol sponsorship of sports events will now not go ahead. Instead, legal guidelines will be introduced to regulate the way alcohol can be marketed towards children at sports events.

Once all the measures and regulations are approved, we could see a set minimum price in effect by the summer.

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has stated that he would like to see a significant reduction in alcohol consumption in an attempt to improve public health.

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