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Soft Drinks: Taxation

Asked by Mary Kelly FoyLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 22 October 2024UIN 9656

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to expand the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to milk based drinks.

Answered by James Murray

The SDIL is internationally recognised as a successful tax intervention, with measurable reformulation and consequent health impacts. As with all taxes, the Government keeps SDIL under review as part of its Budget process.

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