Plant-based milks face Dutch ‘limonade’ tax hike [Jan 1st] (www.dutchnews.nl)

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Oat milk and other non-dairy alternatives are currently taxed as soft drinks in the Netherlands and will go up in price when the tax on what the Dutch call ‘limonade’ is increased [2024]

the government takes the official healthy eating guidelines, known as the schijf van vijf or ‘wheel of five’ at its reference point, which recommends people eat several portions of dairy products a day, including milk or yoghurt.

Plant based milks have ‘other ingredients’ and ‘the impact of plant-based dairy alternatives have not been sufficiently researched to comment on,’ the minister said

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