Petitions/Scrap the Sugar tax on soft drinks
StatusClosed
Opened4 Mar 2025
Closes4 Sept 2025
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The Sugar Tax was brought in by the last Conservative government in 2018 partly to try and reduce childhood obesity. We believe it hasn't worked at all and has instead just provided the government more money for no reason.

Instead of taking away people's freedoms of choice on what to eat and drink, we should be encouraging overweight people to live a healthier lifestyle and go to the gym. We think it's not fair how fit, healthy people can be affected by anti obesity measures including this sugar levy which we feel was a bad idea. In addition, some people with allergies to sweeteners may need full sugar drinks instead.

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Jerome Mayhew
1Jerome Mayhew MP
Broadland and Fakenham
3
Cat Smith
2Cat Smith MP
Lancaster and Wyre
3
Lucy Powell
3Lucy Powell MP
Manchester Central
3
Christian Wakeford
4Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
2
Yuan Yang
5Yuan Yang MP
Earley and Woodley
2
Justin Madders
6Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
2
Feryal Clark
7Feryal Clark MP
Enfield North
2
Peter Kyle
8Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
2
Dame Chi Onwurah
9Dame Chi Onwurah MP
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
2
Sir Julian Smith
10Sir Julian Smith MP
Skipton and Ripon
2
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