The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 has been hailed as one of the UK’s most revolutionary health initiatives but oral health campaigners suggests it fails to address Britain’s current dental health crisis, largely caused by sugar.
The government has guaranteed that every penny of the money raised will go towards improving children’s health, including by ‘doubling the primary sports premium to improve the quality of PE in schools.
Yet campaigners are angry that no funds have been pledged towards improving education on oral health or on action to help reduce the impact of sugar on teeth.
Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of charity the Oral Health Foundation, said: 'The sugar tax falls short when it comes to oral health and it does not do enough to address the crisis we have seen develop as a result of excessive sugar consumption in the UK over recent years.
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