NT's minimum alcohol unit price didn't affect retailers’ revenue

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Aussie researchers say NT's minimum alcohol unit price (MUP), which was strongly opposed by alcohol retailers before its introduction in 2018, didn't affect their revenue.  The team tracked alcohol sales at two major bottle shop chains across three years, accounting for nearly a third of all the alcohol sold in NT. They found cask wine sales did fall dramatically (71% at retail, 51% at wholesale), but those losses were made up by increased sales of spirits. Overall, revenues at the two chains actually increased by 1% during the period of study, the authors say, suggesting any effects of the MUP on revenues were negligible.