All dairy-based sugar-sweetened drinks with both naturally occurring sugar and with added sugar will be excluded from the new sugar tax, according to the Department of Health.
In a notification to the European Commission, the Department of Health said that the Sugar Sweetened Drinks (SSD) Tax will apply to pre-packed, water and juice-based drinks, ready-to-consume beverages containing added sugar with a total declared sugar content of 5g or more per 100ml.
As well as dairy-based drinks, pure fruit juices with natural sugar content of over 5g per 100ml are also excluded.
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The proposal also excludes soft drinks, energy drinks and sports drinks that have a sugar content lower than 5g/100ml.
The new tax is aimed at reducing the consumption of sugar in drinks because of their link to obesity and related diseases.
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All dairy-based sugar-sweetened drinks with both naturally occurring sugar and with added sugar will be excluded from the new sugar tax, according to the Department of Health.
In a notification to the European Commission, the Department of Health said that the Sugar Sweetened Drinks (SSD) Tax will apply to pre-packed, water and juice-based drinks, ready-to-consume beverages containing added sugar with a total declared sugar content of 5g or more per 100ml.
As well as dairy-based drinks, pure fruit juices with natural sugar content of over 5g per 100ml are also excluded.
The proposal also excludes soft drinks, energy drinks and sports drinks that have a sugar content lower than 5g/100ml.
The new tax is aimed at reducing the consumption of sugar in drinks because of their link to obesity and related diseases.
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