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9 Apr 18
The ‘sugar tax’, which aims to reduce the sugar content in soft drinks, was rolled out last week.
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30 Sep 16
Facts and figures from the October 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, our international special, on global life expectancy, government health spending and fat taxes
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18 Aug 16
The government has started consulting on the introduction of a tax on sugary drink manufacturers, which it hopes will help bring down childhood obesity rates.
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17 Aug 16
Scotland’s notoriously lethal love affair with unhealthy food could be targeted with a special junk food tax under plans published today by a new Scottish Government agency, Food Standards Scotland.
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16 Mar 16
Soft drinks manufacturers will have to pay a “sugar tax” on their products, expected to net the Treasury £520m, chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Budget.
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30 Nov 15
A tax on sugary drinks and tougher planning powers for councils to limit the proliferation of fast-food outlets are needed to curb the growing childhood obesity problem, according to MPs.