Health

Government goes ahead with ‘Milkshake-Tax’ to tackle obesity

Zygimantas Mascinskas4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

UK shoppers will soon have to pay more for their cold lattes and other sugary milk drinks, as Chancellor seeks to close the ‘loophole’ in the sugar tax, confirmed in November’s Budget today. Pre-packed milkshakes and other dairy-based products will soon be hit by the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) tax, which was introduced by…

Health and Welfare Prioritised in Budget

Chris McEvedy4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, allocated an additional £300m investment to health technology to support staff and improve patient services and committed to building 250 new neighbourhood health centres as part of a drive to improve health and welfare services. Up to 130 of these centres are scheduled to be in place by 2030. The chancellor…

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Government goes ahead with ‘Milkshake-Tax’ to tackle obesity

Health and Welfare Prioritised in Budget