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Britvic's first quarter revenue fizzes 4.5% higher

Britvic revenue boosted by demand for low sugar drinks

Business • 31 Jan 19

The Government says the primary purpose of the sugar tax is to change behaviour rather than to raise revenue

Government expects sugar tax to raise €35m in 2019

Business • 16 Jan 19

Drinks containing between five and eight grammes of sugar will cost an additional 20 cent per litre

Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax comes into effect

Health • 01 May 18

Soft drink makers including Coca-Cola, Britvic, and Lucozade Ribena Suntory have reformulated drinks, though Coca-Cola Classic, the nation's top-selling branded soft drink, is subject to the tax

Britain's sugar tax on soft drinks comes into effect

Business • 06 Apr 18

The Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax will commence on 1 May

Date for sugar tax put back from April to May

Business • 29 Mar 18

Britvic says sugar tax would create uncertainties in the soft drinks sector

Britvic says sugar tax will cause 'uncertainties'

Business • 29 Nov 17

The Irish Heart Foundation said the introduction of a sugar tax was a landmark day

Sugar tax for soft drinks to be introduced from April

Budget 2018 • 10 Oct 17

Irn-Bru maker set to make layoffs

AG Barr to cut about 10% of workforce

Business • 27 Sep 16

The IBC report states a sugar levy would increase grocery shopping bills, encourage cross-border trade and smuggling and increase business costs

Sugar tax would cause economic damage - IBC

Business • 08 Aug 16

AG Barr's statutory pre-tax profit rose to £41.3m for the year ended January 30 from £38.6m a year ago

AG Barr to cut sugar in drinks ahead of UK levy

Business • 29 Mar 16

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