Welsh Assembly Members vote for sugary drinks tax
Calls for a tax on sugary drinks led by Plaid Cmyru, have been backed by Labour in a vote in the Welsh Assembly, with members voting 38 to 10 in favour of the motion.
Following a call for a levy on drinks with added sugar, backed by Jamie Oliver and the Childrens Food Campaign, Plaid Cmyru have been calling for the tax in Wales. Research carried out by Plaid suggests the tax could cut the number of obese people in Wales by 8,300 and those classed as overweight by 13,300
It also proposed bringing forward plans that would would allow the next Welsh government to introduce a levy on sugary drinks, using taxation powers given in the Wales Act 2014.
Elin Jones, Plaid's shadow health minister, said: "Excess sugar consumption is one of the biggest risks to public health and unless we take action the threat will continue to grow."
To find out more about the Children's Health Fund, which has been set up to demonstrate how this tax could work visit our website.
Published Friday 11 December 2015
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