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Soft Drinks: Taxation

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Question for HM Treasury

UIN 47692, tabled on 10 October 2016

Question

Mr Nigel Evans
Conservative
Ribble Valley
Commons

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the employment of the introduction of tax on soft drinks.

Answer

Jane Ellison
Conservative
Battersea
Commons

Answered on

13 October 2016

The Government is consulting on the detail of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL). An initial impact assessment has been published alongside the consultation document.

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Treasury
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