date:Dec 03, 2012
Government plans to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England and Wales could be illegal under EU law, according to the trade group, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.
Its chief executive Miles Beale told BBC Radio 4s Today programme that any attempt to introduce minimum pricing would be very unpopular and there are substantial grounds to believe it may be illegal under EU law.
Commenting on government plans to launch a public consultation on minimum pricing, which could out