milkshake tax
milkshake tax noun: a tax on sugary prepackaged milk-based drinks, which were formerly excluded from the tax on sugary drinks.
Noun
milkshake tax (plural milkshake taxes)
- A tax on sugary prepackaged milk-based drinks, which were formerly excluded from the tax on sugary drinks.
- The milkshake tax will increase the cost of a latte as well as a milkshake.
- In this context, perhaps Johnson could have more impact on the lives of those on low incomes by looking again at his policy of slashing taxes only for the richest per cent of earners rather than presenting himself as a defender of the freedom to drink milkshakes.2019 July 3, Ben Chapman, “Boris Johnson is wrong to worry about a milkshake tax – evidence shows it would work”, in The Independent
Examples of milkshake tax in a sentence
- There’s a consultation on a ‘milkshake tax’ and now campaigners are calling for a calorie tax.2019 August 17, Steve Perez, “‘Health taxes’ do more harm than good”, in Grocer, page 20:
- However, in June Boris Johnson hinted that he might scrap plans for a ‘milkshake tax’ that would ‘clobber those who can least afford it’.2019 October, Kate Quinlan, “I do not think there is a ‘magic bullet’”, in British Dental Journal, page 653:
- During the hustings for the Tory leadership, he promised there would be no ‘milkshake tax’ on his watch.2021 July 17, Nelson Fraser, “Boris’s nanny state: how liberty became a casualty of the pandemic”, in The Spectator:
Forms of milkshake tax
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Questions about milkshake tax
- What does milkshake tax mean?
- Milkshake tax means a tax on sugary prepackaged milk-based drinks, which were formerly excluded from the tax on sugary drinks.
- How do you use milkshake tax in a sentence?
- There’s a consultation on a ‘milkshake tax’ and now campaigners are calling for a calorie tax.
- What part of speech is milkshake tax?
- Milkshake tax is a noun.
- What is the plural of milkshake tax?
- The plural of milkshake tax is milkshake taxes.
Words near milkshake tax in the dictionary
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