Poll: Do you think a sugar tax should be introduced?

Leo Varadkar told reporters that he has always been a “long-term supporter” of the tax.

AN TAOISEACH LEO Varadkar said yesterday that he wants to see a sugar tax introduced next year.

Varadkar told reporters that he has always been a “long-term supporter” of the tax.

Health authorities and officials have been making calls for a tax on all sugar-sweetened drinks (SSDs) for years, with the Royal College of Physicians warning in 2015 that Ireland could become the fattest country in Europe by 2030 if urgent action isn’t taken.

However, there is a lot of dispute around whether a sugar tax would actually be effective in lowering consumption of sugary drinks.

But what do you think?

Today we’re asking: Do you think a sugar tax should be introduced?

Poll Results:

Yes - It should be introduced next year (5357)

No - It should not be introduced (4436)

Don't know/care (348)

Yes - It should be introduced at a later date (247)

Yes - It should be introduced next year
Yes - It should be introduced at a later date
No - It should not be introduced
Don't know/care

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