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Soft Drinks: Taxation

Commons · Question 72253 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

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Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of (a) proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy thresholds, (b) the extended producer responsibility scheme and (c) the Deposit Return Scheme

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Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 8 Sep 2025

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