Sugar tax would be all cost, no benefit, soft drinks lobby group says

A 10 cent sugar tax would add €60 to the average households' annual grocery bill

A 10 cent sugar tax on a can of soft drink would add 60 to the average annual grocery bill, the IBC says Pic: Pixabay

A sugar tax would have significant economic costs while delivering no health dividend, the Irish Beverage Council, which represents the soft drinks industry, has said.

In a report published in advance of Budget 2017, the IBC said that a 10 centsugar tax on a can of soft drink would add €60 to the average household's annual grocery bill, would result in a sales loss of €60 million per year for Irish soft drinks ...