Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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134. To ask the Minister for Finance the date which the tax on sugar sweetened drinks will commence in April 2018. [48732/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As I have said all along, it is my intention to introduce the tax on sugar-sweetened drinks at the beginning of April to align with the introduction of Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the UK, subject to State aid approval from the European Commission.