Dairy industry welcomes ‘lactose allowance’ in sugar tax change

A picture of a young boy drinking a milkshake out of a bottle

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The government has today announced that the sugar tax will now include milk-based and milk substitute drinks

The dairy industry has welcomed the government’s decision to include a lactose allowance in the changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

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