Welsh Government consulting on Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP)
2025
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation in relation to the minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales beyond March 2026 and raising the unit price from 50p to 65p.
This consultation seeks views on:
- Whether minimum pricing for alcohol should continue beyond 1 March 2026
- What the minimum price for alcohol should be if it continues
The policy, which came into force in March 2020, is now subject to consultation until 29th September 2025
A link to the consultation can be found here
https://www.gov.wales/setting-minimum-price-alcohol-beyond-2026
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sarah Murphy, said:
“Since we brought minimum unit pricing into place there has been a pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation.
Despite all of these, research through independent evaluations has shown the policy, which is not a tax, has had a positive impact and has helped reduce levels of harmful drinking.
We’re consulting on raising the level as high inflation has made the 50p rate ineffective and reduced its value in real terms to 39p in 2020 prices.
Due to this it is no longer significantly influencing the price of the cheapest alcohol and we need to review it.”
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