Government bills6

Topicsoft drinks6
  1. HE 144/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    EU registration of small business aid

    Public bodies will be required to report all de minimis aid granted to businesses to an EU-level central register. The reform will ensure the monitoring of company-specific aid ceilings and increase the transparency of aid.

    10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 123/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising and grading soft drinks tax

    The tax on soft drinks will rise and will be determined more precisely based on the sugar content of the beverage. Drinks containing high levels of sugar will see the largest price increases, but the tax on sugar-free drinks will also rise.

    28 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 166/2018 vpPassed

    Raising the soft drinks tax

    The tax on soft drinks will rise, increasing shop prices especially for sugary drinks. The tax increase will boost state revenue and encourage consumers to choose sugar-free drinks.

    4 Dec 2018 · 4 votes
    109 jaa
    57 ei
  4. HE 280/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Graduating soft drinks tax by sugar

    The soft drinks tax will be graduated into six tiers based on the product's sugar content. Taxation on sugar-free and low-sugar drinks will be reduced, while the tax on drinks with a high sugar content will increase.

    8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 137/2016 vpPassed

    Abolishing confectionery and ice cream tax

    The excise duty on confectionery and ice cream will be abolished. At the same time, unflavoured plant-based milk substitute drinks and ice cubes will be exempted from the soft drinks tax and the beverage packaging tax.

    20 Dec 2016 · 3 votes
    111 jaa
    52 ei
  6. HE 27/2019 vpPassed

    Increasing the soft drink tax

    The tax on soft drinks will increase from the beginning of 2020, with the increase targeted in particular at sugary drinks. At the same time, the threshold for small beverage producers' tax-exempt production will be raised.

    29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote