Scotland Raises Its Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol to 65p

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Wales Raises Its Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol to 65p

  Senedd, Harbour Drive, Senedd Estate, Cardiff Bay, Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, CF99 1SN, United KingdomWelsh Government

  

  Starts 10/01/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 3 daysThe Welsh Government release of 3 February 2026 says 'The price change regulations will come into effect from 1 October 2026'.^[1]

  The minimum price of a unit of alcohol in Wales rises from 50p to 65p, matching Scotland, after the Senedd voted to keep minimum pricing beyond its March 2026 sunset.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK Alcohol Duty Rises 3.66% in Line With RPI

  HM Treasury, 1, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2BQ, United KingdomHM Treasury

  

  Starts 02/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better239 days agoHMRC's Budget 2025 paper: 'The new alcohol duty rates, draught rates and SPR discounts will take effect on 1 February 2026.'^[1]

  All UK alcohol duty rates, including the reduced draught rates, rise by RPI inflation of 3.66%, taking duty on spirits above 22% ABV to £33.99 per litre of pure alcohol and on standard-strength beer to £22.58.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK Alcohol Duty Rises With Inflation as Draught Duty Is Cut 1.7%

  HM Treasury, 1, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2BQ, United KingdomHM Treasury

  

  02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoHMRC, published 30 October 2024: 'These changes take effect from 1 February 2025'; the rates applied until the next uprating 'on and after 1 February 2026'.^[1]

  UK duty on bottled and canned beer, cider, wine and spirits rises with RPI inflation while draught drinks under 8.5% ABV get a 1.7% cut, taking a penny off the duty on an average pint, and the temporary wine easement ends.

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• Labour09/21/2026@EconDesk

  Germany's Minimum Wage Rises to €14.60

  Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin, GermanyFederal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

  

  Starts 01/01/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 95 daysThe Minimum Wage Commission's proposal of 27 June 2025 set two steps: €13.90 an hour from 1 January 2026 and €14.60 from 1 January 2027. The 2026 step has already taken effect.^[1]

  Germany's statutory minimum wage goes up to €14.60 an hour on 1 January 2027, the second step of the largest increase the Minimum Wage Commission has recommended.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  US Lifts Tariffs on Scotch Whisky

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesExecutive Office of the President of the United States

  

  Starts 07/24/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better66 days agoThe UK government's release says 'From today [24 July], whisky from the UK will now have zero tariffs', and a same-day release says the removal of US tariffs 'comes into force today (July 24)'.^[1]

  Scotch and other UK whisky entered the US tariff-free from 24 July 2026, ending the 10% duty imposed in April 2025 on a market worth about £1 billion a year to UK distillers.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Ireland's Alcohol Health Warning Labels Take Effect

  Miesian Plaza, James's Place East, South Dock Ward 1986, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D02 XW14, Éire / IrelandGovernment of Ireland

  

  Starts 09/03/2028DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins2.5 years late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.9 yearsS.I. 422/2025, given on 3 September 2025, says Section 12 'shall come into operation 3 years after the date on which this Order is made', which Arthur Cox^[3] reads as 3 September 2028.

  Cancer, liver-disease and pregnancy warnings become mandatory on every alcohol container sold in Ireland, after the government pushed the start from 22 May 2026 to 3 September 2028 citing economic circumstances.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Hershey Raises Chocolate Prices by Double Digits Over Record Cocoa Costs

  19 East Hershey Building, 19, East Chocolate Avenue, Spring Creek Manor, Hershey, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17036, United StatesHershey

  

  Starts 07/22/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years agoStated as firm, per TODAY^[4] (24 July 2025): "Hershey announced in a statement on July 22 that it will be raising the price of its candy", having "informed its retail customers a week earlier"; Food Dive^[1] (23 July) quotes the same statement.

  Hershey told retailers it would raise prices on many chocolate products by a low double-digit percentage, blaming the unprecedented cost of cocoa rather than tariffs. Halloween packs were spared, and it said 75% of its candy would still cost under $4.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Ireland Signs the World's First Alcohol Health Warning Label Law

  Miesian Plaza, James's Place East, South Dock Ward 1986, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D02 XW14, Éire / IrelandGovernment of Ireland

  

  Starts 05/22/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.4 years agoThe Department of Health release, 'Published on: 22 May 2023', says 'The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has signed into law the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023'.^[1]

  Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signs regulations requiring every alcohol container sold in Ireland to warn of liver disease, fatal cancers and drinking in pregnancy and to show grams of alcohol and calories, from 22 May 2026.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  US 50% Tariff on Canadian Alcohol Takes Effect

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesExecutive Office of the President of the United States

  

  Starts 08/22/2026 4:01AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins3 days late86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better37 days agoProclamation 11056 sets 'The effective date of the additional ad valorem duties imposed in Proclamations 11046, 11047, and 11048 shall be 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 22, 2026', and Proclamation 11061 confirms the duties 'became effective' at that moment.^[1]

  A 50% US duty on Canadian beer, wine, cider and spirits took effect after a three-day pause, in retaliation for provinces' boycott of American alcohol, and Canada suspended trade talks and vowed dollar-for-dollar countermeasures.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand's Amended Alcohol Law Starts Fining Drinkers in Banned Hours

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  Starts 11/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better324 days agoNation Thailand^[1]: 'The Public Health Ministry has clarified details of the new Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which took effect on November 8, 2025'.

  Thailand's amended Alcoholic Beverage Control Act takes effect, making customers who drink in shops and restaurants between midnight and 11am or 2pm and 5pm liable to fines of up to 10,000 baht and banning celebrity and influencer alcohol marketing.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK-India Trade Deal Takes Effect, Cutting India's Whisky Tariff to 75%

  Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2DY, United KingdomDepartment for Business and Trade

  

  Starts 07/15/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better75 days agoThe UK government announced on 17 June 2026 that businesses 'will be able to trade under its terms from July 15th', and its 24 July release says the India FTA 'came into force earlier in July'.^[1]

  The UK-India free trade agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026, halving India's tariff on British whisky from 150% to 75% at once, with a path down to 40% over ten years.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Dry January 2027 Begins

  Alcohol Change UK

  

  01/01/2027 - 01/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 95 daysEstimated: Alcohol Change^[1][2] UK runs the challenge every January from 1 January ('people starting the challenge on 1 January 2026'), and 'The Dry January challenge started in 2013'; the 2027 edition is not yet announced.

  Alcohol Change UK's month-long Dry January challenge asks people to go alcohol-free for all of January, a campaign that began with 4,000 people in 2013 and drew over 200,000 sign-ups in 2025.

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