Security Budget: MEPs Reject Tax on Sugar products... Not yet Fully Buried
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The government's action was supposed to push industrialists to reduce the amount of sugar added in processed products.
The vote on this tax which is supposed to encourage industrialists to reduce the sugar rate in their revenues is far from definitive. The adoption of the Social Security budget by the National Assembly at this first reading seems highly unlikely and the text will also have to be discussed in the Senate.
Members of Parliament rejected the Sweet Products Tax, the government's flagship measure to combat chronic diseases, but debate continues in the Senate.
The National Assembly rejected on Thursday 21 October the creation of a tax on processed foods that are too sweet, integrated into the 2027 Social Security budget.
On Thursday, MEPs rejected the creation of a tax on processed sugar products, a measure designed to push industrialists to reduce the sugar rate in their revenues, and a clear first vote. On Thursday, MEPs rejected the creation of a tax on processed sugar products, proposed by the government in the Social Security budget for 2027, aimed at combating chronic diseases associated with excess sugar. The measure is intended to push industrialists to …
During the examination of the Social Security budget for 2027, MEPs rejected on Thursday 22 October the tax on sugar products defended by the Minister of Health Stephanie Rist, by 86 votes to 58.
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