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Soft Drinks: Taxation

Commons · Question 49441 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's consultation Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 28 April 2025, what estimate she has made of the annual revenue which would be generated from the proposed ch

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 12 May 2025

At Autumn Budget 2024 the Chancellor announced her intention to review the Soft Drinks Industry levy (SDIL) - which has incentivised producers to remove almost half (46%) the sugar in relevant drinks - to further drive product reformulation. The ‘Strength...