Councils will be given powers to crack down on cut-price deals
yeh yeh yeh 
, for a start they saying stella has been sold for 20 for ?5, cheapest its been is ?9 for ?20 @ asdas, if it has been sold for ?5 i missed it, which is about as unlikely as finding a pork chop in a synagogue 
( p.s dont forget tescos beer offer this week, it starts on wednesday for 3 days or friday for 3 days, 20wb ?10, 24 pishy beers ?10 
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Local authorities will be given powers to crack down on cheap alcohol as experts warn young people are getting drunk for a few pence.
A major report today lays bare the easy availability of cut-price booze that is wrecking the nation's health and fuelling violence and anti-social behaviour.
Experts found strong cider can be bought for as little as 10p per unit, while lager is on sale at just 26p a pint.
Ministers are considering moves to allow councils to block alcohol offers at supermarkets and off licences if they are dramatically undercutting prices charged at pubs.
A major report today lays bare the easy availability of cut-price booze that is fuelling violence and anti-social behaviour
The Coalition wants to rip up competition law and tell supermarkets to reach agreement on a ban on 'bargain basement' drink deals.
The big four supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - say they will support efforts to end cut price promotions.
David Cameron has already voiced his support for stopping supermarkets selling what he described as '20 tins of Stella for a fiver'.
Several shops use alcohol as a 'loss-leader', selling at a loss to encourage shoppers into the store and then buy other products.
Mr Cameron is backing plans by ten councils in the North West to create a by-law making it illegal to sell alcohol for less than 50p a unit.
'I think the idea of the councils coming together on this is a good one and we will certainly look at it very sympathetically,' he said.
Giving councils such powers is likely to require a change in the law, since current competition rules do now allow discrimination against suppliers who can offer goods at the cheapest price.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has proposed creating a 'safe haven' in competition law to allow for the 'abolition of low-cost selling'.
David Cameron has voiced his support for stopping supermarkets selling what he described as '20 tins of Stella for a fiver'
Competition legislation could be relaxed so stores can thrash out an agreement that would mean an end to alcohol sales at rock-bottom prices.
Research published today by the Core Cities Health Improvement Collaborative, which represents a group of big city NHS trusts, shows cheap deals are widespread.
Chairman Deborah Evans said: 'Despite inflation, increases in duty on alcohol and commitments to curb below-cost selling, we have seen the price of the cheapest alcohol largely unaffected over the past 12 months.
'As a result, young men and women can still buy their maximum recommended weekly allowance of alcohol for the price of a small latte or a cheap magazine.
'Meanwhile, the true cost of alcohol is picked up by taxpayers in the form of soaring hospital admissions, crime and anti-social behaviour.'
Drinking guidelines recommend that men should consume no more than three to four units per day and women a maximum of two to three.
The Core Cities group - which represents health professionals working in England's eight biggest cities outside London - looked at the prices of a number of drinks over the past three weeks.
They found three litre bottles of strong cider - containing more alcohol than doctors recommend a grown man should drink in a week, and almost enough to kill a child - on sale for just ?2.25. That is around a third of a youngster's typical weekly pocket money.
The cheapest alcohol found in the study was a three-litre bottle of Frosty Jacks cider at 7.5% ABV, priced at ?2.25.
The cider was on sale at the Discount Booze store in Anfield, Liverpool. Unbranded lager was found at just 92p for a bottle containing 1.76 litres - or 26p a pint.
The snapshot survey also found alcopops sold on mixed aisles alongside fruit juices and soft drinks.
Miss Evans said: 'Despite all the encouraging noises we've heard in the past 12 months about tackling the damage caused by cheap booze, the grand talk in Parliament has had no effect on prices being paid at the checkout.
'The time for tough talking is over; what we need now is strong and decisive action.'
In a separate report, The Children's Society and Alcohol Concern charities warn alcohol abuse is affecting the lives of millions of children.
It says 2.6 million children in the UK are living with parents who are drinking hazardously. Alcohol plays a part in between one quarter and a third of known cases of child abuse.
Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker said: 'It's shocking that in spite of the worrying numbers of children affected by parents' heavy drinking and domestic abuse, so little is being done to address this.'
Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of The Children's Society said: 'I cannot stress strongly enough the harmful impact that substance abuse can have on both children and families.'
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New war on cheap alcohol: Councils will be given powers to crack down on cut-price deals | Mail Online
yeh yeh yeh , for a start they saying stella has been sold for 20 for ?5, cheapest its been is ?9 for ?20 @ asdas, if it has been sold for ?5 i missed it, which is about as unlikely as finding a pork chop in a synagogue ( p.s dont forget tescos beer offer this week, it starts on wednesday for 3 days or friday for 3 days, 20wb ?10, 24 pishy beers ?10 )Local authorities will be given powers to crack down on cheap alcohol as experts warn young people are getting drunk for a few pence.
A major report today lays bare the easy availability of cut-price booze that is wrecking the nation's health and fuelling violence and anti-social behaviour.
Experts found strong cider can be bought for as little as 10p per unit, while lager is on sale at just 26p a pint.
Ministers are considering moves to allow councils to block alcohol offers at supermarkets and off licences if they are dramatically undercutting prices charged at pubs.
A major report today lays bare the easy availability of cut-price booze that is fuelling violence and anti-social behaviourThe Coalition wants to rip up competition law and tell supermarkets to reach agreement on a ban on 'bargain basement' drink deals.
The big four supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - say they will support efforts to end cut price promotions.
David Cameron has already voiced his support for stopping supermarkets selling what he described as '20 tins of Stella for a fiver'.
Several shops use alcohol as a 'loss-leader', selling at a loss to encourage shoppers into the store and then buy other products.
Mr Cameron is backing plans by ten councils in the North West to create a by-law making it illegal to sell alcohol for less than 50p a unit.
'I think the idea of the councils coming together on this is a good one and we will certainly look at it very sympathetically,' he said.
Giving councils such powers is likely to require a change in the law, since current competition rules do now allow discrimination against suppliers who can offer goods at the cheapest price.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has proposed creating a 'safe haven' in competition law to allow for the 'abolition of low-cost selling'.
David Cameron has voiced his support for stopping supermarkets selling what he described as '20 tins of Stella for a fiver'Competition legislation could be relaxed so stores can thrash out an agreement that would mean an end to alcohol sales at rock-bottom prices.
Research published today by the Core Cities Health Improvement Collaborative, which represents a group of big city NHS trusts, shows cheap deals are widespread.
Chairman Deborah Evans said: 'Despite inflation, increases in duty on alcohol and commitments to curb below-cost selling, we have seen the price of the cheapest alcohol largely unaffected over the past 12 months.
'As a result, young men and women can still buy their maximum recommended weekly allowance of alcohol for the price of a small latte or a cheap magazine.
'Meanwhile, the true cost of alcohol is picked up by taxpayers in the form of soaring hospital admissions, crime and anti-social behaviour.'
Drinking guidelines recommend that men should consume no more than three to four units per day and women a maximum of two to three.
The Core Cities group - which represents health professionals working in England's eight biggest cities outside London - looked at the prices of a number of drinks over the past three weeks.
They found three litre bottles of strong cider - containing more alcohol than doctors recommend a grown man should drink in a week, and almost enough to kill a child - on sale for just ?2.25. That is around a third of a youngster's typical weekly pocket money.
The cheapest alcohol found in the study was a three-litre bottle of Frosty Jacks cider at 7.5% ABV, priced at ?2.25.
The cider was on sale at the Discount Booze store in Anfield, Liverpool. Unbranded lager was found at just 92p for a bottle containing 1.76 litres - or 26p a pint.
The snapshot survey also found alcopops sold on mixed aisles alongside fruit juices and soft drinks.
Miss Evans said: 'Despite all the encouraging noises we've heard in the past 12 months about tackling the damage caused by cheap booze, the grand talk in Parliament has had no effect on prices being paid at the checkout.
'The time for tough talking is over; what we need now is strong and decisive action.'
In a separate report, The Children's Society and Alcohol Concern charities warn alcohol abuse is affecting the lives of millions of children.
It says 2.6 million children in the UK are living with parents who are drinking hazardously. Alcohol plays a part in between one quarter and a third of known cases of child abuse.
Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker said: 'It's shocking that in spite of the worrying numbers of children affected by parents' heavy drinking and domestic abuse, so little is being done to address this.'
Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of The Children's Society said: 'I cannot stress strongly enough the harmful impact that substance abuse can have on both children and families.'
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New war on cheap alcohol: Councils will be given powers to crack down on cut-price deals | Mail Online
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