Sugary drinks levy: sliding scale based on sugar content
Article 19 of the 2018 Social Security Financing Act replaces the flat €7.53 per hectolitre levy on drinks with added sugar with a sliding scale based on added sugar: €3 per hectolitre up to 1 kg of sugar per hectolitre, then rising by band to €23.50 at 15 kg, plus €2 per additional kilogram. The levy on artificially sweetened drinks falls from €7.53 to €3 per hectolitre. Rates are indexed to inflation from 2019.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
From 1 July 2018, drinks with little sugar are taxed less than before and very sugary drinks more (for example €23.50 per hectolitre for 15 kg of added sugar, against €7.53 previously). Manufacturers, importers and consumers of soft drinks and sugary or sweetened drinks are affected.
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Procedure timeline
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)