{"id":4020,"date":"2018-11-13T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2018-11-17T09:59:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T14:59:14","slug":"irish-government-considering-minimum-alcohol-pricing-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020","title":{"rendered":"Irish Government Considering Minimum Alcohol Pricing for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BeerCansDenisScannell_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BeerCansDenisScannell_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BeerCansDenisScannell_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The government could bring in minimum unit pricing for alcohol before Christmas as supermarkets prepare to slash their prices.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought some retailers will be selling booze for as little as \u20ac1 a can ahead of the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Daily Mail reports the government is considering the introduction of new laws within weeks to stop cheap alcohol being sold.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, the legislation would mean the price of a 12 pack of cans is hiked from \u20ac12 to \u20ac20.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4020\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4020\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4020\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4020\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government could bring in minimum unit pricing for alcohol before Christmas as supermarkets prepare to slash their prices. 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