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Changes to UK soft drinks tax are a missed opportunity for public health

Abstract:: The government’s decision not to introduce a higher rate tax for the most sugary drinks is good news for industry but not for public health, argue Lauren Bandy and Peter Scarborough.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Bandy, L., & Scarborough, P. (2025). Changes to UK soft drinks tax are a missed opportunity for public health. British Medical Journal, 391.

MLA Style

Bandy, L, and P Scarborough. “Changes to UK Soft Drinks Tax Are a Missed Opportunity for Public Health.” British Medical Journal, vol. 391, 2025.

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Bandy, L, and P Scarborough. 2025. “Changes to UK Soft Drinks Tax Are a Missed Opportunity for Public Health.” British Medical Journal 391.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086062

Authors

+ Bandy, L More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Primary Care Health Sciences
Oxford college:: Exeter College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-5551-8390

+ Scarborough, P More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:: Author

Publisher:: BMJ Publishing Group
Journal:: British Medical Journal More from this journal
Volume:: 391
Article number:: e086062
Publication date:: 2025-10-28
Acceptance date:: 2025-09-10
DOI:: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086062
EISSN:: 0959-8138
ISSN:: 1759-2151
Pmid:: 41151848

Language:: English
Pubs id:: 2302374
UUID:: uuid_ee612c17-448f-466b-ad3f-b96c977b1093
Local pid:: pubs:2302374
Source identifiers:: W4415615626
Deposit date:: 2025-12-01
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_ee612c17448f466bad3fb96c977b1093

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Copyright holder:: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Copyright date:: 2025
Rights statement:: Copyright © 2025 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights, including for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, are reserved.
Notes:: The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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