George Osborne brings in sugar tax to mixed response Chancellor announces two-tier levy on soft drinks welcomed by health campaigners but condemned by drinks industry.
George Osborne has responded to the growing clamour for tough action on obesity byannouncing plans for a sugary soft drinks tax intended to make children healthier and cut the disease’s £5bn a year cost to the NHS.
The levy, which will start in April 2018, will put up the price of drinks such as Red Bull, Capri Sun, Sprite and several versions of cola. The Treasury has not decided exactly how much extra they will force producers to charge for heavily sweetened drinks, but health campaigners want it to be 20%. Continue reading... The Guardian
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George Osborne has responded to the growing clamour for tough action on obesity byannouncing plans for a sugary soft drinks tax intended to make children healthier and cut the disease’s £5bn a year cost to the NHS.
The levy, which will start in April 2018, will put up the price of drinks such as Red Bull, Capri Sun, Sprite and several versions of cola. The Treasury has not decided exactly how much extra they will force producers to charge for heavily sweetened drinks, but health campaigners want it to be 20%. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Budget 2016 - summary of the key points for the NHS NHS Employers
- Levy on high sugar drinks: PHE statement Public Health England
- RCGP responds to Budget Royal College of General Practitioners
- Sugar tax: How it will work? BBC News
- Budget 2016: George Osborne announces sugar tax on soft drinks industry The Daily Mail
- Councils need powers to ban junk food advertising near schools and nurseries, town hall leaders say The Daily Mail
- George Osborne's sugar tax is control freakery that will only punish the poor The Daily Telegraph
- Will a sugar tax actually work? The Guardian
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