Sentences with phrase «introduced taxes on soft drinks»

In March, finance minister George Osborne made the surprise announcement that Britain would introduce a tax on soft drinks starting in 2018 in an effort to fight obesity.

Following calls from the Cancer Council to introduce a tax on soft drinks, Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker comments:

Media Statement 26 June, 2015 Soft drink taxes: Ineffective Following calls from the Cancer Council to introduce a tax on soft drinks, Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker comments: «Time and again statistics, insights and real world examples have shown that soft drinks taxes are ineffective.

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In Mexico, business owners warn that the tax on sugar sweetened soft drinks has affected the competitiveness of the industry, leading to the loss of 1700 jobs since the tax was introduced in 2014.

There is still no evidence globally that a soft drink tax has any impact on obesity rates, In fact other European countries, like Denmark, have introduced and subsequently repealed a «fat» tax within 18 months, due to its blatant ineffectiveness.

The government is introducing a sugar levy / tax on soft drink manufacturers in April 2018 on soft drinks — highlights the concerns and effects of high sugar levels in our food and drink.

Increasing national focus on sugar content has led many influential experts and organisations, including Cancer Research and the UK Health Forum to back the introduction of a Sugar Tax and it was announced last year by the government that this would be introduced in 2018 for soft drinks.

As part of his March Budget, perhaps Chancellor George Osborne's biggest announcement was his plan to introduce a sugar tax on the soft drinks industry, due to come into effect in two year's time.