Sugar: Food and Drinks

(asked on 24th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had any discussions on extending the soft drinks industry levy to other high sugar consuming food and drink.


Answered by
Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 4th September 2018

HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review to ensure they are effective and fair, however there are no current plans to extend the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) to other foods and drink beyond the already announced review of the exemption from SDIL for milk drinks in 2020.

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