▁as ▁highly ▁sug ary ▁drink s . ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁ ▁Sug ar ▁tar iffs ▁since ▁Oct ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁introduced ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁tax ▁on ▁soft ▁drink s ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁tax ▁on ▁energy ▁drink s , ▁to ▁cur b ▁un he alth y ▁consumption ▁of ▁sug ary ▁drink s ▁that ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁di ab etes ; ▁it ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁tax ▁on ▁c igare tt es . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁U AE ▁would ▁imp ose ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁all ▁products ▁which ▁contains ▁sugar ▁or ▁artificial ▁swe eten ers . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁budget , ▁the ▁UK ▁Government ▁announced ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁sugar ▁tax , ▁officially ▁named ▁the ▁" So ft ▁Dr inks ▁Indust ry ▁Le vy ". ▁The ▁tax ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁B ever age ▁manufact ur ers ▁are ▁tax ed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be ver ages ▁they ▁produce ▁or ▁import . ▁The ▁tax ▁is ▁im posed ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁production ▁or ▁import ation , ▁in ▁two ▁bands . ▁Dr inks ▁with ▁total ▁sugar ▁content ▁above ▁ 5 g ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 ▁mill il it res