Soft Drinks: Taxation
Commons · Question 51074 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits increasing duties on additional (a) food and (b) drink products that cause
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 16 May 2025
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy is recognised as a transformative health tax intervention. Following the announcement of the Levy, the average sugar content of soft drinks in scope fell 46% between 2015 and 2020. Further, the policy has been linked to 5,000...