Tax advisory giant Deloitte has called on the Government to further delay the introduction of its new sugar tax until July to allow beverage companies time to ready themselves.

There are almost as many studies about obesity and inactivity amongst children and young teenagers as there are sugar-laden snacks fuelling an unhealthy, often overweight adulthood.

A new tax on sugary soft drinks is now in force across the UK.

So-called “sin taxes” on soft drinks, alcohol, and tobacco, could be a powerful tool for combating rising rates of chronic disease worldwide, researchers claim.

So-called "sin taxes" on soft drinks, alcohol and tobacco, could be a powerful tool for combating rising rates of chronic disease worldwide, researchers claim.

The amount of money expected to be raised by an incoming sugar tax has been overestimated by almost €100m, according to reports in today's Sunday Business Post.

Soft drinks manufacturer Britvic Ireland is calling for more clarity around the Government’s sugar tax proposals, due for implementation next April.

Health campaigners have expressed disappointment that revenue from a sugar tax on sugary drinks will not be ringfenced to fund initiatives to tackle obesity and promote healthy lifestyles.

A new study has suggesed that Ireland's young people are putting their health at risk by drinking sugar-sweetened drinks.

Waiting another year to introduce a sugar tax is a “grave mistake” the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has warned.

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Health campaigners have rejected claims from the Irish Beverage Council, that a sugar tax will not work.

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.

The Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has said any sugar tax legislation needs to be legally “foolproof”.

The Irish Dental Association will discuss the possibility of a sugar tax being introduced in Ireland at their annual conference in Galway today.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took aim at the soft drinks industry yesterday, announcing a new tax on sugary drinks.

The Royal College of Physicians is calling for the introduction of a sugar tax on sweetened drinks.

A tax on sugary drinks and increased tax on tobacco are part of Labour's economic plan if re-elected.

Hospitals imposing sugar tax on drinks and snacks is “a good idea”, said Health Minister Leo Varadkar.

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said he would have liked to see a sugar tax in Budget 2016, but that his request wasn’t granted.

A Fianna Fáil senator who is a director of a chocolate business says she has no problem with the party's plans for a sugar tax, saying chocolate is different because it's an aphrodisiac.