Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has accrued to the public purse as a result of the sugar tax in each year since it was introduced.
Payment of SDIL must be made to HMRC within 30 days after the end of the quarterly liability period. Based on cash receipts, the estimated accrual of SDIL for 2018/19 is £318m, and for the period between April and September 2019/20, £85m.
Monthly and annual receipts from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy are published in HMRC’s National Statistics publication, which can be accessed via this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk
Money that is collected from the levy helps fund physical education activities in primary schools, the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.