It’s part of wider legislation. Brits have been left asking if ‘we’re in North Korea’ after the introduction of a ban on soft drink refills. The rules surrounding how many cups of refillable sugary drinks people can have at restaurants changed on Wednesday when a new sugar tax law came into force. It’s part of […]
4 months ago
Sugar tax be damned, Irn-Bru is back The year 2018 saw a soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) or ‘sugar tax‘ implemented across the UK. It essentially put a price of 24p on every eight grams of sugar per 100ml, which went straight to HMRC. It was introduced as part of the government’s obesity strategy, hoping […]
5 years ago
Celebrity chef and Turkey Twizzler-slayer Jamie Oliver is delighted about the government’s new sugar tax. In fact, he did a dance of joy outside the Houses of Parliament in response to the measure announced in George Osborne’s Budget yesterday. We did it guys !!we did it !!! A sugar levy on sugary sweetened drinks …… A profound move… https://t.co/0XkydLzLCo — Jamie […]
10 years ago