Surge in Buckfast sales blamed on minimum pricing 'trade off' from high-strength ciders
IT was a landmark pricing policy designed to transform Scotland's troublesome relationship with alcohol.
But nearly six months after minimum unit pricing (MUP) was introduced, a spike in demand for Buckfast has led to claims that problem drinkers are switching from high-strength ciders to the potent tonic wine.
An overall surge in alcohol revenues from off-sales in the months immediately after the pricing policy also triggered criticism that the intervention has done nothing to stem the nation's thirst for the 'demon drink'.
The reality appears to be more complex, however.
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