Sugar Tax XXL: This Means the Plans for Your Purchase at Edeka, Aldi and Co.

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The planned sugar tax will make soft drinks at Edeka, Aldi and Co. more expensive, but other products are also affected.

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Depending on the sugar content, crates of lemonade and cola could become between €2.50 and €4.50 more expensive, according to industry associations. For the government, this would mean almost €4 billion per year, including VAT.

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The sugar tax on sweetened beverages planned by the German government will generate almost ten times the projected additional tax revenue, according to calculations by food industry associations. This was reported by the newspaper "Bild." The German Brewers' Association, the Association of German Mineral Water Producers (VDM), and the German Association of Non-Alcoholic Beverages estimate the annual additional revenue from the tax, along with th…