Dispute about new sugar tax
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The government plans a new tax. The tax has the name sugar tax. The tax is for drinks with much sugar. The goal is more health for the people. A new paper shows the plans. Many different drinks get the tax. This includes soda, juice and iced tea. Milk drinks are on the list too. Oat drinks are on the list too.
One point is strange. Drinks without sugar get more expensive too. This is true for drinks with sweet stuff like zero cola. Beer without alcohol gets the tax too. The tax is between 26 and 38 cents per liter. This depends on the sugar in the drink. Experts say: If drinks cost more, people buy them less. This is good for the body.
But the government has a dispute. The agriculture ministry does not like the plans. Minister Alois Rainer warns about high costs. He says: Beer without alcohol could cost more than normal beer. This is bad for health. The union in parliament has critique too. They think: The government wants only money for the budget. The tax can bring 2 billion euro per year. This is much more money than planned before.
One point is strange. Drinks without sugar get more expensive too. This is true for drinks with sweet stuff like zero cola. Beer without alcohol gets the tax too. The tax is between 26 and 38 cents per liter. This depends on the sugar in the drink. Experts say: If drinks cost more, people buy them less. This is good for the body.
But the government has a dispute. The agriculture ministry does not like the plans. Minister Alois Rainer warns about high costs. He says: Beer without alcohol could cost more than normal beer. This is bad for health. The union in parliament has critique too. They think: The government wants only money for the budget. The tax can bring 2 billion euro per year. This is much more money than planned before.
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Definitions
- Sugar tax
- An extra money payment on food with much sugar to help health.
- Budget
- The money that the state has and spends.
People
- Alois Rainer
- He is a German politician and minister.
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