Sugar tax can increase price of sweetened drinks by up to 1/3

Confederation Lewiatan estimates that after the introduction of the sugar tax planned by the government, the prices of sweetened beverages may increase by up to a third, while the competitiveness of enterprises would deteriorate, which in turn may translate into layoffs.

“The sugar tax has a purely fiscal dimension because its goal is primarily additional revenues to the budget. Entrepreneurs were completely surprised by it.