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3. Reducing affordability Monitoring and enforcement Ensuring compliance with minimum price regulations will require some additional resources but, in an effective licensing system, would be just part of routine monitoring and enforcement of all sale of liquor laws (see section on Monitoring and Enforcement). Legislation would address how the minimum price is set price (most flexibly by regulations under the Act) and any specific sanctions. In jurisdictions without a licensing system, checking retail alcohol prices may receive low priority from police. Setting a minimum price at the wholesale level could be considered as an alternative, and monitored when producers and importers report quantities for alcohol taxes purposes. The wholesale level has the advantage of fewer parties to monitor, but does not fully address retail loss leaders sold deliberately below the wholesale cost. One option is to require wholesalers to submit pricing schedules regularly to relevant government agencies and “hold” those prices for a set period of time. These prices can be then be posted. Monitoring is promoted because government agencies can spot check compliance relatively easily. Table 3.3 : Legislative examples Liquor Control and Licensing Act, British Columbia, Canada (1996) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows: z) respecting liquor pricing in licensed establishments. Liquor Control Act, Manitoba, Canada (1988) The commission has the following powers: z) To fix the various prices at which liquor of all kinds may be sold by the commission or by any person under this Act, and to provide for the issuing and distributing of price lists showing the prices to be paid for each class, variety, or brand, of liquor kept for sale under this Act. gg) To inquire into any matter that relates to, or arises under, the operation of this Act including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the operations of brewers, distillers, and other persons holding licences under this Act, and the prices charged, and the gross and net profits made by them, and the cost to them of carrying on their operations. Return to TOC 27
Addressing the harmful use of alcohol : A guide to developing effective alcohol legislation Table 3.4 : Suggested legislative text Minimum pricing 1) Alcohol must not be sold at a price below the minimum price per unit of absolute alcohol. 2) The minimum price per unit is such price as is set by regulations under this Act 3) The minimum price of alcohol is to be calculated according to the following formula– MPU x S x V x 100, where– MPU is the minimum price per unit (see above), S is the strength of the alcohol, and V is the volume of the alcohol in litres. 28 Return to TOC
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