Written Question·Treasury·UIN 51074
Soft Drinks: Taxation
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025
Question
Cat Eccles
Labour — Stourbridge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits increasing duties on additional (a) food and (b) drink products that cause
Answer
James MurrayThe Soft Drinks Industry Levy is recognised as a transformative health tax intervention. Following the announcement of the Levy, the average sugar content of soft drinks in scope fell 46% between 2015 and 2020. Further, the policy has been linked to 5,000...
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