Sugar: Taxation
(asked on 18th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to extend financial levies on sugar in food and drink to more food and drink categories.
This question was answered on 22nd March 2019
There are no current plans to extend the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to other food or drink categories. As set out in Phase 2 of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, HMT will review the Soft Drinks Industry Levy exemption for milk-based drinks in 2020.