Theresa May last night pressed ahead with plans for a tax on milkshakes - even though Boris Johnson has warned it will be scrapped if he gets into Number Ten.
In one of her final acts, the Prime Minister published proposals to extend the levy on sugary drinks to milkshakes.
Mr Johnson has promised to halt the rollout of so-called ‘sin taxes’ if, as expected, he is elected Tory leader this morning.
The frontrunner specifically took aim at the extra charge on milkshakes during his campaign, warning earlier this month that it would ‘clobber’ the poor.
In one of her final acts, the Prime Minister published proposals to extend the levy on sugary drinks to milkshakes (file image)
The publication of the green paper last night - just hours before the new leader is announced - came after an extraordinary row between Mrs May and Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
Mr Hancock, one of Mr Johnson’s leading supporters, had argued that the paper should be put on hold until a new prime minister is in place.
An ally of Mr Hancock’s said he believed it would be better for the proposals to be published by the next administration ‘so they actually happen rather than get put out in the dying days of this government’.
Theresa May last night pressed ahead with plans for a tax on milkshakes - even though Boris Johnson has warned it will be scrapped if he gets into Number Ten
The source added: ‘Matt’s view was that the paper was not time critical so should be held so it is not seen as her thing and then killed off by Boris.
‘Just last week all departments got advice from No10 saying they should not put out new policies this week that bind the hands of the new government.
‘But Number Ten said it wanted to put it out and for it to be seen as part of her legacy, so they forced it through.’
The document was last night published with the HM Government logo on its front page rather than Department for Health and Social Care branding.
The green paper commits to looking at extending the soft drinks industry levy to sugary milk drinks.
Earlier this month, Mr Johnson announced he will launch a review into effectiveness of ‘sin taxes’ and vowed not to introduce any new such levies until their benefits has been proven (file pic)
It includes a promise to end the sale of energy drinks to children under the age of 16, as well as a proposal to issue guidance on how much sleep people should get.
It also has a plan for smoking to be eradicated in England by 2030, as revealed by the Daily Mail earlier this month.
The Government has vowed to get all smokers to either quit the habit entirely or switch to e-cigarettes within the next 11 years.
Tobacco firms would be forced to pay the cost of helping people stop smoking instead of overstretched local health services. In addition leaflets giving advice on how to quit would have to be inserted into every cigarette packet.
Ministers also pledged a crackdown on cheap cigarettes sold on the black market.
Smoking rates in Britain have halved in the last 35 years to become one of the lowest in Europe, with fewer than one in six adults now taking up the habit. But the paper promises to ‘finish the job’ by getting rid of all smoking.
Earlier this month, Mr Johnson announced he will launch a review into effectiveness of ‘sin taxes’ and vowed not to introduce any new such levies until their benefits has been proven.
Setting out his plans earlier this month, he said: ‘The proposal for a tax on milkshakes seems to me to clobber those who can least afford it.
‘If we want people to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles, we should encourage people to walk, cycle and generally do more exercise.
‘Rather than just taxing people more, we should look at how effective the so-called “sin taxes” really are, and if they actually change behaviour.’
Setting out his plans earlier this month, he said: ‘The proposal for a tax on milkshakes seems to me to clobber those who can least afford it'
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