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Milkshakes and lattes to be hit with sugar tax, Wes Streeting announces
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes will lose their sugar tax exemption, expanding the levy to milk-based beverages sold in supermarkets.
- The sugar threshold for taxable drinks will be lowered from 5 grams to 4.5 grams per 100 milliliters, allowing more products to be taxed.
- Streeting emphasized that obesity significantly affects children and leads to health problems and financial costs for the NHS.
- The changes could potentially generate an additional £100 million annually for the Treasury while aiming to address the UK’s obesity epidemic.
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Milkshakes and lattes to come under sugar tax rules – Streeting
Manufacturers will have to pay the new tax or change their products to fall under the threshold. Pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes will be subject to the sugar tax, the Health Secretary has announced. Wes Streeting told the Commons on Tuesday the Government will end the exemption for milk-based beverages from the existing tax on sugary drinks. The move will affect packaged milkshakes and coffees, but not drinks made on site in cafes and restaur…
'Milkshake tax' CONFIRMED as milk-based drinks to lose HMRC exemption, Wes Streeting announces
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told MPs that pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes are set to lose their exemption from the sugar tax, marking the most significant expansion of the levy since its introduction six years ago
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