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A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax ( SBT) [ 1][ 2][ 3] is a tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages by making them more expensive to purchase. Drinks covered under a soda tax often include carbonated soft drinks, sports drinks and energy drinks. [ 4]
Sugar is seen as a significant contributor to the high levels of obesity, tooth decay and Type 2 diabetes found in many developed economies such as the United Kingdom. Public Health England published targets for the reduction of sugar in a range of products in March 2017. See also. Obesity in the United Kingdom; Sugary drink tax; References
t. e. In the United Kingdom, the value added tax (VAT) [ 1] was introduced in 1973, replacing Purchase Tax, and is the third-largest source of government revenue, after income tax and National Insurance. It is administered and collected by HM Revenue and Customs, primarily through the Value Added Tax Act 1994 .
The United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies together have a total of 94 products with protected status. This is relatively few when compared with Portugal (195 protected status products), France (758) and Italy (882). However, the UK and Crown dependencies have considerably more designations than many other countries, including Ireland (11 ...
Sugar reduction in the food industry was as much as 82% below the Government’s voluntary target in 2020, latest figures show, prompting renewed calls for a tax to tackle unhealthy eating.
Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
The food and drink industry is an important sector in the English economy consisting of hot and alcoholic beverages [a], spices, cereals, livestock, fisheries, sugar and honey. [1] The total value of England's food and drinks exports is £10.2bn as of 2021. [2] Examples of food and drink. in England.
Cream tea, comprising tea taken with scones, clotted cream and jam, in Boscastle. The English cafe is a small, inexpensive eating place. A working men's cafe serves mainly fried or grilled food, such as fried eggs, bacon, bangers and mash ‚ black pudding, bubble and squeak, burgers, sausages, mushrooms and chips.