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British MP's now listening to Prof Lustig

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  • #2
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    I can't see them going as far as a sugar tax. There might be some limit on marketing/advertising and a promise to reduce added sugar in food by 2020 or something but I really can't see the imposition of a sugar tax anytime soon.


  • #3
    PLUG71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭PLUG71


    Yet another money spinner for the robbing bastids!


  • #4
    diarmuid05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭diarmuid05


    Probably wont be a tax across all added sugar products just yet...
    But i do see liquid sugar getting hit pretty hard as a starting point


  • #5
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    diarmuid05 wrote: »
    Probably wont be a tax across all added sugar products just yet...
    But i do see liquid sugar getting hit pretty hard as a starting point

    I don't see it as a starting point. They prefer to dip their toes in the water first with some sort of measure that pays lip service to it all.

    Be interesting to see how they fare in San Fran with the tax on sugary drinks.


  • #6
    diarmuid05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭diarmuid05


    Fair chance we'll copy whatever Britain do either way...

    This is definitely gonna happen... but at least we'll have a choice with this tax


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  • #7
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    diarmuid05 wrote: »
    Fair chance we'll copy whatever Britain do either way...

    This is definitely gonna happen... but at least we'll have a choice with this tax

    I'm not saying I won't happen but they don't tend to jump into these things to quickly. I just wouldn't expect it yet.


  • #8
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    Stuff like this would still be hard to enforce imo because so many fruit/fruit juices have the same sugar content as soft drinks.


  • #9
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,434 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    the groutch wrote: »
    Stuff like this would still be hard to enforce imo because so many fruit/fruit juices have the same sugar content as soft drinks.

    Well, the national discussion any move a parliament would make towards a sugar tax could be hugely illuminating. You can bet the lobby groups for Coke, etc will go into overdrive on the topic and will be at pains to point that out.


  • #10
    ford2600
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    the groutch wrote: »
    Stuff like this would still be hard to enforce imo because so many fruit/fruit juices have the same sugar content as soft drinks.

    Don't think Lustig makes much of a distinction between fruit juices and soft drinks.


  • #11
    diarmuid05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭diarmuid05


    ford2600 wrote: »
    Don't think Lustig makes much of a distinction between fruit juices and soft drinks.

    He doesn't - it's all sugar

    I guess the government would be able to tax "added sugar" though or something along those lines.

    Sugar in nature although also bad for us is not the reason for diabetes.


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