FoodDrinkTax.euThe facts about food and drink taxes
  • Home
  • Why tax doesn’t work
  • Latest updates
  • Reports & Publications
  • About us
Select Page
UK Sugar Tax Faces Criticism from Consumers’s Organizations

UK Sugar Tax Faces Criticism from Consumers’s Organizations

by mcwebmaster | Jun 14, 2016 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair, UK Regulations, What others say: experts

The Sun reports that the UK sugar tax, set to enter into force in April 2018, is facing rising opposition which questions both its merits and its design. Taxpayers Alliance is criticizing the Government for the introduction of a regressive tax that will raise the cost...
UK Sugar Tax may aggravate the struggle against diabetes

UK Sugar Tax may aggravate the struggle against diabetes

by mcwebmaster | Apr 12, 2016 | Taxes unfair, UK Regulations, What others say: experts, What others say: media

An article from the BBC warns the public about the collateral effects of the UK sugar tax, announced by the Government this March it should see daylight starting April 2018. According to the UK’s own national broadcasting service the Government’s new measure...
Why the UK Sugar Tax will fail to hit the mark

Why the UK Sugar Tax will fail to hit the mark

by mcwebmaster | Mar 24, 2016 | Government revenue, In the media: Journalists, Ineffective on obesity, Physical activity not tax, UK Regulations, What others say: media

The Huffington Post published an article that points out some of the contradictions contained in the freshly approved “sugar tax” that the British Government  announced to be put in place in April 2018. According to Chris Hall who wrote the piece, the tax is...
UK “anti-consumer” Sugar Tax could cost £1 billion to set up

UK “anti-consumer” Sugar Tax could cost £1 billion to set up

by mcwebmaster | Mar 24, 2016 | Government revenue, In the media: Journalists, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair, UK Regulations, What others say: media

In a recent article Brook Whelan from the Huffignton Post takes a closer look at the effects on the UK economy of the freshly brewed “sugar tax”, which was designed and announced by the British Government on March 16 2016 and should be put in place two years from now,...
Sugar taxes ineffective, proves new study

Sugar taxes ineffective, proves new study

by mcwebmaster | Jan 18, 2016 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair, What others say: experts

A new report based on real-world examples by the prestigious UK-based think tank Institute for Economic Affairs demonstrates that sugar taxes are ineffective, regressive and inefficient. The main findings confirm what many other studies have already shown, in...
Page 2 of 7«12345...»Last »

Recent Posts

  • Hello world!

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • May 2018

    Categories

    • Education
    • Education not tax
    • EU Impact on Competitiveness Report
    • Government revenue
    • In the media: Journalists
    • Industry
    • Ineffective consumer behaviour
    • Ineffective on obesity
    • Job loss
    • Physical activity not tax
    • Site Updates
    • Taxes unfair
    • UK Regulations
    • Uncategorized
    • US Drinks News
    • What others say: experts
    • What others say: experts>New Zealand
    • What others say: government
    • What others say: media
    • What others say: politicians

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    © UNESDA 2018 - Privacy Policy - Cookies Policy
    Cookies To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
    Accept
    Read more
    Change Settings
    Cookie Box Settings
    Cookie Box Settings

    Privacy settings

    Decide which cookies you want to allow. You can change these settings at any time. However, this can result in some functions no longer being available. For information on deleting the cookies, please consult your browser’s help function. Learn more about the cookies we use.

    With the slider, you can enable or disable different types of cookies:

    • Block all
    • Essential
    • Functionality
    • Analytics
    • Advertising

    This website will:

    • Essential: Remember your cookie permission setting
    • Essential: Allow session cookies
    • Essential: Gather information you input into a contact forms, newsletter and other forms across all pages
    • Essential: Keep track of what you input in a shopping cart
    • Essential: Authenticate that you are logged into your user account
    • Essential: Remember language version you selected

    This website won't:

    • Remember your login details
    • Functionality: Remember social media settings
    • Functionality: Remember selected region and country
    • Analytics: Keep track of your visited pages and interaction taken
    • Analytics: Keep track about your location and region based on your IP number
    • Analytics: Keep track of the time spent on each page
    • Analytics: Increase the data quality of the statistics functions
    • Advertising: Tailor information and advertising to your interests based on e.g. the content you have visited before. (Currently we do not use targeting or targeting cookies.
    • Advertising: Gather personally identifiable information such as name and location

    This website will:

    • Essential: Remember your cookie permission setting
    • Essential: Allow session cookies
    • Essential: Gather information you input into a contact forms, newsletter and other forms across all pages
    • Essential: Keep track of what you input in a shopping cart
    • Essential: Authenticate that you are logged into your user account
    • Essential: Remember language version you selected
    • Functionality: Remember social media settings
    • Functionality: Remember selected region and country

    This website won't:

    • Remember your login details
    • Analytics: Keep track of your visited pages and interaction taken
    • Analytics: Keep track about your location and region based on your IP number
    • Analytics: Keep track of the time spent on each page
    • Analytics: Increase the data quality of the statistics functions
    • Advertising: Tailor information and advertising to your interests based on e.g. the content you have visited before. (Currently we do not use targeting or targeting cookies.
    • Advertising: Gather personally identifiable information such as name and location

    This website will:

    • Essential: Remember your cookie permission setting
    • Essential: Allow session cookies
    • Essential: Gather information you input into a contact forms, newsletter and other forms across all pages
    • Essential: Keep track of what you input in a shopping cart
    • Essential: Authenticate that you are logged into your user account
    • Essential: Remember language version you selected
    • Functionality: Remember social media settingsl Functionality: Remember selected region and country
    • Analytics: Keep track of your visited pages and interaction taken
    • Analytics: Keep track about your location and region based on your IP number
    • Analytics: Keep track of the time spent on each page
    • Analytics: Increase the data quality of the statistics functions

    This website won't:

    • Remember your login details
    • Advertising: Use information for tailored advertising with third parties
    • Advertising: Allow you to connect to social sites
    • Advertising: Identify device you are using
    • Advertising: Gather personally identifiable information such as name and location

    This website will:

    • Essential: Remember your cookie permission setting
    • Essential: Allow session cookies
    • Essential: Gather information you input into a contact forms, newsletter and other forms across all pages
    • Essential: Keep track of what you input in a shopping cart
    • Essential: Authenticate that you are logged into your user account
    • Essential: Remember language version you selected
    • Functionality: Remember social media settingsl Functionality: Remember selected region and country
    • Analytics: Keep track of your visited pages and interaction taken
    • Analytics: Keep track about your location and region based on your IP number
    • Analytics: Keep track of the time spent on each page
    • Analytics: Increase the data quality of the statistics functions
    • Advertising: Use information for tailored advertising with third parties
    • Advertising: Allow you to connect to social sitesl Advertising: Identify device you are using
    • Advertising: Gather personally identifiable information such as name and location

    This website won't:

    • Remember your login details
    Save & Close