Organisation: Irish Beverage Council

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Budget 2017: ‘Sugar tax will not tackle obesity rates’

Imposing a tax on sugar- sweetened drinks will not impact on obesity rates, but it will affect the consumer, the Irish Beverage Council claimed.

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Action needed now in tackling obesity problem or else, warns Irish Heart Foundation

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Call to scrap or delay sugar drinks tax plan

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Would a sugar tax really cut down obesity levels?

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Soft drinks industry gives reasons for opposing proposed sugar tax

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Soft drink firms say sugar tax threatens jobs without improving public health

Soft drinks manufacturers claim a sugar tax could cost them €60m a year and cut revenue to the State while failing to improve public health.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2016

Fighting obesity - Sugar tax blunt but effective

The Irish Beverage Council (IBC) has called a tax on sugary drinks a “blunt instrument” in the battle against obesity.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2016

Don’t go so hard on the price of soft drinks

A sugar tax on soft drinks would barely affect obesity levels in this country, but would be another hit for consumers’ pockets, writes Kevin McPartlan, director of Irish Beverage Council

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016