Soft Drinks: Taxation
Commons · Question 127436 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Yasmin Qureshi
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility provided estimates between March 2016 and April 2028 on the potential impact that the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy would have on the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Apr 2026
Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out its latest assessment of policy measures in its Spring Forecast 202...