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Milkshakes and lattes to be hit with sugar tax, Wes Streeting announces
The UK government will lower the sugar threshold to 4.5g per 100ml and extend the levy to milk-based drinks, aiming to cut sugar intake and raise £45 million annually from 2028.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced in the House of Commons the soft drinks industry levy will include pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes, ending their exemption on January 1, 2028.
- The levy was originally introduced to curb obesity and prompt reformulation, as children’s sugar intake is more than double the recommended maximum of no more than 5% energy from free sugar.
- The government will reduce the sugar threshold to 4.5 grams per 100 millilitres, with a proposed lactose allowance and review of milk-substitute drinks with added sugars.
- Modelling suggests the change will cut daily calories by around four million in children and 13 million in adults across England, and manufacturers must reformulate or pay the levy, affecting taste or price of pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes.
- The Treasury expects the measure to raise up to £45 million a year and will include it in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s 2025 budget on Nov 26, following a 46% average reduction in sugar.
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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…
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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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