Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance
2:00 pm
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The reason for this policy is to reflect the fact that health policy and evidence in this regard show major benefits to our society, particularly its younger members, if large amounts of sugar`sweetened drinks are not consumed. The way in which the matter is measured and viewed by ourselves and other countries is in terms of the amount of sugar contained in a sweetened drink.