Proposed sugar tax splits opinions on street

Next year Tynwald will look at new proposals to introduce a 'sugar tax' - if they get the go-ahead it will be rolled out in 2018. 

 

Our listeners have been sharing their thoughts - some say they think it's 'fair and might help protect young people' with others questioning whether it would work considering cigarettes and alcohol are taxed but people still consume them. 

 

We spoke to people in Douglas to see what they think: