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Is the new sugar tax only on fizzy drinks- what about other sugary foods?

Wanderer2010 · 2018-05-06 09:48:42

Maybe I'm wrong but I would have thought a sugar tax would set a threshold of a certain limit of sugar in ALL foods and drinks and not just fizzy drinks- bread, dairy products, chocolate and even alcoholic drinks are laced with sugar but the law doesn't seem to include them?

06-05-2018 9:48am

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Maybe I'm wrong but I would have thought a sugar tax would set a threshold of a certain limit of sugar in ALL foods and drinks and not just fizzy drinks- bread, dairy products, chocolate and even alcoholic drinks are laced with sugar but the law doesn't seem to include them?

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#2 06-05-2018 9:51am

well spoken man

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No sugar tax on actual sugar....weird....

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#3 06-05-2018 10:05am

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I haven't seen a single fat child since the tax was introduced. I'd call that a success.

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