Sugar: Taxation
(asked on 16th March 2016) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 33 of the Budget 2016, whether flavoured milks will be exempt from the sugar levy.
This question was answered on 22nd March 2016
Milk-based drinks, including flavoured milks, are not in scope of the levy. Milk contains calcium and other nutrients which are vital to children’s health.