Sentences with phrase «drink levy»

The government has announced a boost to this fund in recent months following introduction of the new soft drinks levy.

The money is coming from the sugary drinks levy.

The money will also help support young people with mental health issues and comes from the soft drinks levy.

The Soft Drinks Levy applies to the production and importation of soft drinks containing added sugar.

Chancellor announces eye - catching measures including sugary drinks levy and tax cuts, but Office for Budget Responsibility warns of fiscal hole

Over the last week, we've reported on a series of announcements from pledges to offer smaller packages and clear calorie labelling to calls for the UK soft drinks levy to be extended to confectionery.

Lead author of the study, Dr Adam Briggs, University of Oxford, UK, says «Our study provides the first estimates of the likely health impact of the UK soft drinks levy.

Then, once this Bill is passed, we need to consider how to take effective action to reduce other sources of sugar in children's diets, notably confectionery, which has so far been relatively overlooked while hearts and minds have been focused on the soft drink levy.»

Of course, on its own a soft drinks levy can not solve the obesity crisis, but we should not underestimate the importance of this step, both for the UK and as a case study for other parts of the world.

According to Tes, Labour politician Frank Field is appealing for money from the sugary drinks levy to be used to fund council provision of free meals.

The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, has raised concerns that money due to be raised from the soft drinks levy is being used to shore up a shortfall in school budgets.

«It is vital that the soft drinks levy, which marked a significant step in the fight against obesity, is protected.

«We were supportive of the previous Government's announcement of a soft drinks levy.

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick MP commented: «The Soft Drinks Levy is one part of our plan to tackle childhood obesity.

«Paid for by the government's soft drinks levy, this investment will help raise education standards further and will make sure young people have happy, healthy childhoods.»

One welcome measure in the government's obesity strategy was the move to increase the current School Sport & PE Premium through the soft drinks levy.

«Now that there has been a change to the policy objective of forced academisation, the sugary drinks levy would command far greater public support if every penny of it was hypothecated to public health measures to support children.»

The rest will be found through «better systems» for the student loans companies (# 200 million), departmental efficiencies (# 160 million) and the soft drinks levy (# 10 million).

The rest of the savings will be found through «better systems» for the student loans companies (# 200 million), departmental efficiencies (# 160 million) and the soft drinks levy (# 10 million).