Alcohol duties in Northern Ireland and the UK (HM Revenue & Customs)
November 27, 2018
Minimum unit pricing – modelling study Northern Ireland (University of Sheffield)
November 27, 2018In 2009, the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG) at Sheffield University developed the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 2.0 (SAPM) to appraise the potential impact of alcohol policies, including different levels of MUP, for the population of England [1]. This model has subsequently been adapted to a range of international settings, including Scotland, Canada and Italy [2–4].
Since 2009, the methodology that underpins SAPM has been further developed and refined. Some of these methodological advances have previously been described elsewhere [5,6]; however, the present report incorporates a number of additional improvements which are described here. In order to avoid confusion with previous versions of the model, the current version is referred to as SAPM3 throughout this report.
In 2013, SARG were commissioned by the Irish government to adapt the Sheffield Model to the Republic of Ireland in order to appraise the potential impact of a range of alcohol pricing policies. The current report presents the results of this work.
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