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Sugar tax shows UK government is determined to tackle a serious…


Sugar tax shows UK government is determined to tackle a serious…

The Budget announcement of a soft drinks industry levy is indeed welcome news. As Jamie Oliver says, this was a 'symbolic move' which won't by ...

The UK has introduced a sugar tax, but will it work? | LSHTM

It was introduced in April 2018 as part of the Government's childhood obesity strategy and it aims to reduce sugar consumption by persuading companies to ...

5 years of the UK's Soft Drinks Industry Levy | WCRF International

In 2017, the UK government set a target of a 20% reduction in sugar intake by 2020 – which has not been met. The sugary drinks tax was part of ...

Britain's “sugar tax” tackles obesity - PMC

The new tax puts the UK in step with countries like France, Finland, Mexico and Hungary that have also introduced a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. Obesity costs ...

Sugar tax | Institute for Government

The soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), or 'sugar tax', is a levy applied to UK-produced or imported soft drinks containing added sugar.

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7 million cases of obesity over next decade

A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 – equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people.

Soft Drinks Industry Levy comes into effect - GOV.UK

The 'Sugar Tax' will help to reduce sugar in soft drinks and tackle childhood obesity ... shows that 80% of kids who are obese in their ...

UK looks to expand sugar tax - Beverage Daily

Championing the success of the policy so far, the UK government wants to increase the impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

Sugar tax: MPs back levy, but would it solve obesity crisis? - The Week

The comments echo a report from Public Health England – delayed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt – which last month that called for a sugar tax of at least 10–20 ...

Industry views of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Sugar consumption is of particular concern, with the WHO recommending member states introduce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes. Reviews ...

Industry responses to the UK government's public consultation on ...

The United Kingdom (UK) Chancellor of the exchequer announced a tax on sugar sweetened beverages in his March 2016 budget. A public consultation on the Soft ...

Public in Public Policy: the case of the sugar tax - QUB Blogs

The sugar tax is a prime example of how the public and other external influences can convince the government to implement policy.

Third year of industry progress to reduce sugar published - GOV.UK

In 2016, the food and hospitality industry were challenged by government to reduce sugar by 20% in foods that contribute most to children's ...

Soft drink sugar tax starts, but will it work? - BBC News

The "ground-breaking" sugar tax on soft drinks has come into force in the UK. From Friday manufacturers have to pay a levy on the high-sugar drinks they sell.

Articles Health impact assessment of the UK soft drinks industry levy

In March, 2016, the UK Government proposed a tiered levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs; high tax for drinks with >8 g of sugar per 100 mL, moderate tax ...

A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the ...

On 6th April 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) Government introduced a Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) commonly referred to as the “sugar tax”. The ...

English consuming more sugar despite tax and anti-obesity drive

It shows that the sugar tax on soft drinks introduced in 2017 has proved unexpectedly successful and has led to a 28.8% fall in the amount of ...

Countries that have taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)

An SSB tax, called the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, was introduced in the United Kingdom in April 2018. The UK tax is a two-tiered levy that taxes ...

Do Sugar Taxes Work? - Czapp

The UK government has introduced a soft drinks tax in 2018 and has also encouraged food and beverage manufacturers to reformulate products away ...

Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5000 cases of obesity

The 'sugar tax'. In April 2018, to protect children from excessive sugar consumption and tackle childhood obesity, the UK governments introduced ...