Sugar: Taxation
(asked on 23rd November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to introduce a tax relating to the sugar content of food.
This question was answered on 1st December 2015
There are no plans to introduce a tax on sugar. However all taxes are kept under review, with decisions being a matter for the Chancellor as part of the Budget process.