This graph shows the general support for a new tax on soft drinks in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016. The significant support for increasing tax on high-sugar soft drinks has been shown in this survey. Furthermore, five percent of people surveyed were unsure.
Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar?
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Ipsos. (March 29, 2016). Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/
Ipsos. "Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar?." Chart. March 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/
Ipsos. (2016). Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/
Ipsos. "Public Opinion: Do You Support Putting a New Tax on Soft Drinks High in Sugar?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/
Ipsos, Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Public opinion: Do you support putting a new tax on soft drinks high in sugar? [Graph], Ipsos, March 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529669/policy-support-for-higher-tax-on-soft-drinks-united-kingdom/