RIVM: sugar tax on food could cover more than 40% of sugars consumed
A sugar tax on food could apply to more than 40% of the sugars people in the Netherlands consume, the public health institute RIVM says, as the government considers introducing one.
RIVM has studied two designs for a sugar tax (suikerbelasting) on food: one taxing products with at least 6 grams of sugar per 100 grams, the other products with at least 20 grams per 100 grams. The study shows that such a tax could apply to more than 40% of the sugars people in the Netherlands consume.
The government is considering introducing a sugar tax on food products. The institute calls the two options the 6% variant and the 20% variant, and its study sets out what share of the sugars people consume would be taxed under them.
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RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the government institute that monitors infectious diseases, runs the national vaccination programmes and measures air quality and nitrogen deposition.