MSPs on a Holyrood committee have been urged to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol to 65p. Image: Jane Barlow/PA WireMSPs on a Holyrood committee have been urged to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol to 65p. Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
MSPs on a Holyrood committee have been urged to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol to 65p. Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Minimum unit pricing: Here's how much beer, wine and spirits could cost in Scotland if cost increase agreed

Lauren Jack
By Lauren Jack
Published 17th Apr 2024, 16:23 BST

The proposed price rise could see the cheapest bottle of wine increase in cost from £4.88 to £6.34.

Scotland became the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in 2018, and soon MSPs are expected to vote in a new rise in costs.

The base rate for minimum unit pricing (MUP) currently sits at 50p, however MSPs look set to increase this to 65p from September.

The rule has been in place for the last six years in Scotland, with studies concluding that the move was “effective” in