Pearse Doherty
Question:96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how he will operate, when he will apply and the amount he will raise from the proposed tax on sugar sweetened drinks. [13890/16]
View answerWednesday, 1 June 2016
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The Programme for a Partnership Government states that increased public spending and reductions in personal taxes will be funded through, among other things, a new tax on sugar sweetened drinks.
Details of the design of such a tax is a budgetary matter. In this regard, I would draw the Deputy's attention to the General Excise Duties Tax Strategy Group papers of 2014 and 2015 which examine issues surrounding a tax on sugar sweetened drinks. These papers are available on my Department's website.