Campaigners want €31m from sugar tax ringfenced to fight obesity

The sugar tax adds around 25c to the cost of a litre of many popular soft drinks. Picture: iStock

The income from the Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) fell by nearly €2m in 2020, but campaigners say the €31m it raises should be ringfenced to fight obesity.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said in a parliamentary response that the tax had yielded €31.3m in 2020, down from €33.04m the year before.