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# Sugar Tax

Last year
2023
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
All time
Sugar tax: Revenue from it more than doubled from €16m to €33m last year
Call to extend sugar tax as part of 'drastic actions' to tackle childhood obesity
Energy drinks contain up to 17 spoons of sugar and twice as much caffeine as an espresso
Government hopes to make €27m from sugar tax this year alone
Supermarket own-brand products reduce sugar to avoid new 30c tax
Sugar Tax: Nanny State gone mad or a step in the right direction?
Ever wondered how much sugar everyday foods contain?
European Commission clears way for Ireland's sugar tax to start next week
Health taxes 'can reduce consumption' of harmful products among the poor
Date for sugar tax pushed back three weeks from 6 April to 1 May
We now know exactly when the sugar tax is coming in
The new sugar tax: Has the government gone far enough?
Drinks companies are already getting ready for the sugar tax
Coke, 7UP and... tonic water? The drinks that will be hit by the sugar tax
FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?
The tourist industry could lose its 9% VAT rate as it's 'under consideration' for Budget 2018
Poll: Do you think a sugar tax should be introduced?
Varadkar says he wants a sugar tax introduced next year
Number of children drinking sugary drinks daily drops by 70%
Soft drinks are reducing in sugar to avoid the upcoming sugar tax
Teens drink a 'bathtub' of sugary drinks every year
Poll: Should Ireland ban junk food ads aimed at children from print and social media?
Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been quietly lobbying against anti-obesity measures in the US
It's official: Ireland is getting a sugar tax (but not for a few years)
Over a third of young people drink sugary drinks most days of the week
Majority of people believe Ireland should bring in a sugar tax
Opinion: As someone who was 27 stone at the age of 21, we need more than a sugar tax to fix obesity
Poll: Would you be happy to pay a sugar tax to help fight obesity?
How the sugar-trafficking food industry paid scientists to tell us fat, not sugar, was the real problem
Varadkar says state will fight legal challenges to sugar tax
Ireland may wait for the UK's fizzy drinks tax before bringing in its own
Your can of Coke is about to cost more - a tax on sugary drinks is on the way
Britain is bringing in a sugar tax on fizzy drinks
Ireland is on track to become the most obese country in Europe - it's time to tax sugar
Irish public supports a sugar tax on soft drinks
Celebs and sports stars urged not to advertise sugary drinks
Doctors in UK call for 'soda tax' and ban on junk food advertising
Food industry not convinced by sugar tax, but neither are dentists
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a sugar tax?