Neil Parish – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Parish on 2016-04-27.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of fruit juice a drink must contain to be considered a pure fruit juice for the purposes of the sugar levy.

Damian Hinds

The levy will apply to soft drinks with added sugar. This will include any fruit or vegetable juice drinks that contain added sugar. Pure fruit and vegetable juices, and other juice drinks that do not have added sugar will not be liable.