Laws Needed To Tackle Scots Alcohol Abuse

Scotland needs legislation to help tackle it's relationship with alcohol.

The problems with cheap booze are being highlighted after judges at a European court ruled setting a minimum unit price for alcohol may breach trading laws.

One Fife MP's calling on Westminster to work with Holyrood to devise a plan to use tax raising powers to curb alcohol abuse.

Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie MSP said: "This is a blow to the campaign to cut Scotland's unhealthy levels of alcohol consumption. It wrecks our health and families.

"Liberal Democrats backed the plans to introduce minimum unit pricing and now call on the UK and Scottish Government to hold an emergency summit to agree a new plan using all powers both reserved and devolved.  

"The drinks industry must step up too, especially as they have been the block to the introduction of this measure.  The years invested in this must not be wasted."