Sugar: Taxation

(asked on 22nd March 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with response to his contribution of 16 March 2016, Official Report, column 963-64, whether the proposed exemption from the sugar levy for fruit juices will apply to (a) fruit juices with added sugar and (b) fruit juices with natural sugars only.


Answered by
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David Gauke
This question was answered on 11th April 2016

The levy applies to drinks with added sugar, excluding milk-based drinks.

Therefore, the levy will apply to fruit juices with added sugar, but not to fruit juices containing only naturally occurring sugar.

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