Petition · past parliament

Reduce 20% VAT on bottled water to zero in line with proposed sugar tax

Closed 127 signatures

What the petition asks

With obesity reaching epidemic levels, how can it make sense to tax something healthy like bottled water while cake is zero rated for VAT ?
Replace the reduction in VAT on bottled water by taxing cake instead

Timeline

21 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
21 May 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 127
Status Closed
Opened 21 Nov 2017
Closed 21 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.