Revenue collects €172m from sugar tax, C&AG report reveals

Relief from the tax is available to exporters of sugar-sweetened drinks in the form of repayment. This came to €4.4m between 2018 and 2023.

The sugar tax has brought in €172m in net receipts collected by Revenue between 2018 and 2023, the Office Of The Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) found.

Relief from the tax is available to exporters of sugar-sweetened drinks in the form of repayment. This came to €4.4m in those years, the audit found.