The Constitutional Council censored the article entered in the social security budget providing for taxing energy drinks.
It is a great victory for the manufacturers of energy drinks and, for the most emblematic of them, “Red Bull ‘. As part of the validation of the social security budget, the Constitutional Council rejected article 25 which introduced a tax on this type of drink. Socialist deputies had tabled an amendment to tax at 2 euros per liter drinks which have a minimum threshold of 0.22 grams of caffeine and 0.3 grams of taurine. This text had received the support of the Minister of Health, Marisol Touraine.
Alone or mixed with strong alcohols, energy drinks are increasingly appealing to young people. 40 million liters are consumed each year in France with a tax equivalent to that of a soda. These stimulants are currently the subject of an evaluation by the National Health Security Agency (ANSES), said the Minister of Health, indicating that she supported this amendment.
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