Lars Klingbeil plans a sugar-tax. This tax starts in 2027. It affects many drinks with sugar.
Drinks will cost 26 to 38 cents more. This is for 1 liter. The price depends on the sugar.
Drinks with sweet substitutes are part of it. Cola-Zero and light drinks cost more too. Fruit juices and milk drinks cost more too.
The ministry expects much money. It can be 2 billion euro each year. Food-Watch likes the plan. It is good for health.
But people argue a lot. Alois Rainer says no. He does not want the tax. Carsten Linnemann is against it too.
The critics say: It is only about money. The state wants more taxes. Health is not the true reason. In autumn, talks continue.
