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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 01:31
Employers: Estonian PM promised not to impose sugar, fat tax
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When asked by the employers' representatives, Roivas said that no indirect taxes will be imposed. "Health promoters keep bringing the topic to the table and a sugar tax was also discussed as one of the possible covering sources when drawing up the state budget, but the idea was taken off the table immediately. The government has no plan to impose a sugar or fat tax," Roivas was quoted as saying in the press release.
A work group headed by the Ministry of Social Affairs in its green papers is planning to impose a tax on a food group, which includes soft drinks and alcoholic drinks, or on components found in some foods, like sugar or some fatty acids. At the same time, the work group states that when taxes are imposed on some food components, these will likely be substituted with other components that are not taxed.
The ministry is to introduce the green papers to the public in the second half of the year.
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