milkshake tax

English

Noun

milkshake tax (plural milkshake taxes)

  1. (UK, informal) A tax on sugary prepackaged milk-based drinks, which were formerly excluded from the tax on sugary drinks.
    The milkshake tax will increase the cost of a latte as well as a milkshake.
    • 2019 July 3, Ben Chapman, “Boris Johnson is wrong to worry about a milkshake tax – evidence shows it would work”, in The Independent:
      In this context, perhaps Johnson could have more impact on the lives of those on low incomes by looking again at his policy of slashing taxes only for the richest per cent of earners rather than presenting himself as a defender of the freedom to drink milkshakes.
    • 2019 August 17, Steve Perez, “‘Health taxes’ do more harm than good”, in Grocer, page 20:
      There’s a consultation on a ‘milkshake tax’ and now campaigners are calling for a calorie tax. These are supposedly to help tackle important issues such as obesity, but will end up doing more harm than good.
    • 2019 October, Kate Quinlan, “I do not think there is a ‘magic bullet’”, in British Dental Journal, page 653:
      However, in June Boris Johnson hinted that he might scrap plans for a ‘milkshake tax’ that would ‘clobber those who can least afford it’. Despite this, the Green Paper published on 22 July, hours before Boris Johnson was elected Tory leader, suggests that a tax on sugary milk drinks may still be introduced.
    • 2021 July 17, Nelson Fraser, “Boris’s nanny state: how liberty became a casualty of the pandemic”, in The Spectator:
      During the hustings for the Tory leadership, he promised there would be no ‘milkshake tax’ on his watch. There hasn’t been — yet.
    • 2025 April 29, “Milkshake tax aims to cut childhood obesity: Levy set to drive up prices of milk and yoghurt-based drinks by 24p a litre in line with fizzy drinks”, in The Daily Telegraph, page 2:
      RACHEL REEVES is preparing to tax milkshakes in an attempt to reduce obesity levels. The Chancellor has drawn up plans to impose a sugar tax on milk and yoghurt-based beverages for the first time, after concluding that they are damaging public health.
    • 2025 November 26, “Budget Aims to Woo Voters on Both Sides of the Border”, in Daily Post, Liverpool, page 4:
      A so-called milkshake tax was announced on Tuesday ahead of the Budget.
      UK health secretary Wes Streeting told the House of Commons the threshold for the sugar tax on soft drinks will be lowered from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml.
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