This statistic shows the most popular products when it comes to applying a sugar tax according to consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Energy drinks are the most popular soft drink to be taxed with 60 percent of respondents agreeing, followed by carbonated soft drinks at 52 percent.
Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Energy drinks
60%
Carbonated soft drinks (exc. diet varieties)
52%
Sports drinks
45%
Squashes and cordials (exc. no added sugar varieties)
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Harris Interactive. (May 1, 2016). Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/
Harris Interactive. "Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed?." Chart. May 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/
Harris Interactive. (2016). Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/
Harris Interactive. "Which, If Any, of These Types of Drinks Do You Think Should Be Taxed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/
Harris Interactive, Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Which, if any, of these types of drinks do you think should be taxed? [Graph], Harris Interactive, May 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/533613/uk-most-popular-drinks-for-applying-sugar-tax/