Nursery World - Campaigners call for tax on soft drinks

The Children’s Food Campaign is calling for the next Government to introduce a sugary drinks duty.

The charity says that this would reduce cases of diet-related diseases by tens of thousands, saving the NHS £15 million a year.

It has published a new online tool that shows the cost-savings and health impacts such a tax would have on local areas, using research from Research Fellow in Health Economics Brendan Collins from the University of Liverpool and Food Active.

Malcolm Clark, co-ordinator of the Children’s Food Campaign, said, ‘Current taxes on foods are a mess, and don’t support people choosing healthier options.

'A 20p per litre sugary drinks duty would save lives and money across England, and ease the pressure on NHS services locally. It is a logical, proportionate and effective masure.’

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