
The Government’s sugar tax on soft drinks has brought in half as much money as Ministers first predicted it would generate, the first official data on the policy has shown.
First announced in April, 2016, the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g of sugar per 100ml, was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity (肥胖). It is believed that today’s children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar, putting them at a higher risk of the disease.
Initially the sugar tax was expected to make £520m a year for the Treasury. However, data of the first six months showed it would make less than half this amount. At present it is expected to generate £240m for the year ending in April 2019, which will go to school sports.
It comes after more than half of soft drinks sold in shops have had their sugar levels cut by manufacturers (制造商) so they can avoid paying the tax. Drinks now contain 45 million fewer kilos of sugar as a result of manufacturers’ efforts to avoid the charge, according to Treasury figures. Since April drinks companies have been forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre of sugary drink they produce or import, depending on the sugar content.
However, some high sugar brands, like Classic Coca Cola, have accepted the sugar tax and are refusing to change for fear of upsetting consumers. Fruit juices, milk-based drinks and most alcoholic drinks are free of the tax, as are small companies manufacturing fewer than 1m litres per year.
Today’s figures, according to one government official, show the positive influence the sugar tax is having by raising millions of pounds for sports facilities (设施) and healthier eating in schools. Helping the next generation to have a healthy and active childhood is of great importance, and the industry is playing its part.
关于该政策的第一份官方数据显示,政府对软饮料征收的糖税带来的资金是部长们最初预测的一半。
该税于2016年4月首次宣布,适用于每100毫升含糖量超过5克的软饮料,以帮助减少儿童肥胖(肥胖). 据信,今天的儿童和青少年摄入的糖是建议水平的三倍,这使他们患上这种疾病的风险更高。
最初,预计糖税每年为财政部带来5.2亿英镑的收入。然而,前六个月的数据显示,它的收入还不到这个数字的一半。目前,预计在截至2019年4月的一年中,它将产生2.4亿英镑的收入,用于学校体育。
此前,超过一半的商店出售的软饮料被制造商降低了含糖量(制造商) 这样他们就可以避免纳税。根据财政部的数据,由于制造商努力避免收费,现在饮料中的糖含量减少了4500万公斤。自4月以来,饮料公司被迫根据含糖量的不同,为生产或进口的每升含糖饮料支付18便士至24便士的费用。
然而,一些高糖品牌,如经典可口可乐,已经接受了糖税,并因担心惹恼消费者而拒绝改变。果汁、牛奶饮料和大多数酒精饮料是免税的,年生产量低于100万升的小公司也是免税的。
据一位政府官员称,今天的数据显示,糖税通过为体育设施筹集数百万英镑而产生的积极影响(设施) 以及在学校里更健康的饮食。帮助下一代拥有一个健康、活跃的童年非常重要,该行业正在发挥其作用。
句子成分分析:
It is believed | that today's children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level (of sugar),
putting them at a higher risk (of the disase).
句子语法结构详解:
(children 为 child 的复数形式。higher 为 high 的比较级形式)
* it 为先行主语,代表后移的主语从句。
* believed 为谓语,采用一般现在时和被动语态。
* that 引导主语从句。
* consuming 为谓语,采用现在进行时。
* recommended 为过去分词作定语
* putting 为现在分词,作状语。
* them 为人称代词宾格。is, are 为助动词。today's 为名词所有格。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
believe [bi'li:v] | vt. | 1) 相信,认为真实 2) 认为(……有可能), 把(某事)当真 |
today [tә'dei] | n. | 1) 今天,今日 2) 现在,当今,当代 |
child [tʃaild] | n. | 1) 小孩 2) 儿女 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
teenager ['ti:nidʒә] | n. | (13至19岁之间的)青少年,青少年男女 |
consume [kәn'sju:m] | vt. | 1) 消耗,耗费(燃料、能量、时间等) 2) 吃,喝,饮 |
three [θri:] | num | 三 |
time [taim] | n. | 1) (times)倍,倍数 2) 时间 3) 时候 |
recommend [,rekә'mend] | vt. | 1) 推荐,举荐,介绍 2) 劝告,建议 |
level ['levl] | n. | 1) 水平,级别,层次 2) 水平高度 |
sugar ['ʃugә] | n. | 1) 食糖 2) (植物,水果内含的)糖分 |
put [put] | vt. | 1) 放,安置 2) 安装, 使连接 |
high [hai] | a. | 1) 高的 2) 有某高度的 |
risk [risk] | n. | 1) 危险,风险 2) 危险人物,会带来风险的事物 |
disease [di'zi:z] | n. | 1) 疾病 2) 顽疾,弊端,痼疾 |
句子成分分析:
[However], data (of the first six months) showed | it would make [less than] half this amount.
句子语法结构详解:
* showed 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* it 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* make 为谓语,采用一般过去将来时。
* would 为情态动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
less than | 少于, 不到 |
Vocabulary:
however [hau'evә] | ad. | 1) 然而, 仍然 2) 无论如何,不管怎样, 究竟怎样 3) (与形容词和副词连用) 不管多么 |
data ['deitә] | n. | 数据;资料,材料 |
first [fә:st] | a. | 1) 最初的; 最先的 2) 第一的 |
six [siks] | num | 六 |
month [mʌnθ] | n. | 1) 月,月份 2) 约30天的时间,一个月的时间 |
show [ʃәu] | vt. | 1) 显示出,流露出(情感、表情等) 2) 表明,显示, 证明 |
make [meik] | vt. | 1) 做, 制作, 创造,创作, 建造 2) 使出现, 形成 3) 引起, 使产生 |
this [θis] | a. | 1) 这(个) 2) 今,本 |
amount [ә'maunt] | n. | 1) 数量,数额(尤与不可数名词连用) 2) 金额 |
句子成分分析:
[Since April] drinks companies have been forced topay [between 18p and 24p] [for every litre (of sugary drink (they-
produce or import))], depending on he sugar content.
句子语法结构详解:
* forced 为谓语,采用现在完成时和被动语态。
* to pay 为不定式,作主语补足语。
* they 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* produce 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* import 为谓语。
* depending 为现在分词,作状语。
* they 为人称代词主格。have, been 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
pay for... | 1) 支付... 2) 赔偿... 3) 为...付出代价或受到惩罚 |
between...and... | 在...和...之间 |
1) 依靠,信赖 2) 取决于,由...决定 3) 需要, 依赖 |
Vocabulary:
since [sins] | prep. | 自(从)...以来, 从...以后 |
April ['eiprәl] | n. | 四月 |
drink [driŋk] | n. | 1) 饮料 2) 酒,酒精饮品 |
company ['kʌmpәni] | n. | 1) 公司 2) 陪伴 |
force [fɔ:s] | vt. | 1) 强迫,迫使(某人做某事) 2) 用力,强行(把……移动) |
every ['evri] | a. | 1) 每(个), 每一 2) 所有可能的 3) 每隔, 每逢, 每 |
litre | n. | 升(容量单位,等于英国的1.76品脱或美国的2.11品脱) |
sugary ['ʃugәri] | a. | 1) 甜, 含糖的 2) 甜密的(微笑,场面等) |
produce [prә'dju:s] | vt. | 1) 生产,制造 2) 生长,出产,繁育 |
or [ɔ:] | conj. | 1) 或,或者,还是 2) 否则,要不然 |
import [im'pɔ:t] | vt. | 进口,输入,引进 |
sugar ['ʃugә] | n. | 1) 食糖 2) (植物,水果内含的)糖分 |
content ['kɔntent] | n. | 1) (书、讲话、节目等的)主要内容;主题 2) 含量 3) (contents) 所容纳之物,所含之物 |
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