Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018

The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 5) is an Act of the National Assembly for Wales, which introduces a statutory minimum price for alcohol, initially 50p per unit, as an element in the programme to counter alcohol problems.

Effects
Research by Newcastle University published in May 2021 found that alcohol sales dropped by 8.6% in Wales following the introduction of a minimum price, when compared to north-east England.

A study published in 2021 found reductions in overall purchases of alcohol, largely restricted to households that bought the most alcohol, which continued into 2020. A 2023 study carried out by Public Health Wales and the University of South Wales concluded that COVID-19 had a much larger impact on the behaviour of problematic drinkers, confounding any predictions on long-term behaviour.