health and fitness: Unilever boss warns UK against sugar tax

lundi 25 janvier 2016

Unilever boss warns UK against sugar tax

Paul Polman says the tax is ‘not the holy grail’ and there is little evidence around the world such a levy can actually tackle Britain’s obesity crisis

The boss of Unilever, one of the biggest food manufacturers in the world, has warned that a sugar tax will not not solve Britain’s obesity crisis and urged the government not to introduce it.

Amid a growing clamour from politicians and campaign groups for a sugar tax, Paul Polman said there was little evidence that introducing a levy on food and drink with a high sugar content would help tackle obesity.