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UIN 50761

Processed Food: Taxation

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 May 2025

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16 May 2025 · Answer

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Taxation

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16 May 2025

Taxation

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax on ultra-processed food.

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  1. 7 May 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax on ultra-processed food.

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 May 2025

    Answer

    The ‘Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy’ consultation, published last month, seeks ways to encourage producers to remove added sugar from soft drinks. Specifically, it sets out proposals to reduce the minimum sugar threshold at which the levy app...

    Source: Written answer

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