Written Question·Treasury·UIN 89965

Soft Drinks: Taxation

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Matt Bishop

LabourForest of Dean

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing the lower threshold of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on (a) business investment decisions in the food and drink manufacturing sector, (b) t

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy were subject to the ‘Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy’ consultation, which was open from 28 April to 21 July 2025. An assessment of economic and other impacts is included as part of this con...

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