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高考英语试题精选-阅读理解专题政治经济文化类

高考英语真题分项汇编（全国）

(2018-2022)

2022年(全国乙卷)TheGovernment’ssugartaxonsoftdrinkshasbroughtinhalfasmuch

moneyasMinistersfirstpredicteditwouldgenerate,thefirstofficialdataonthepolicyhasshown.

FirstannouncedinApril,2016,thetaxwhichappliestosoftdrinkscontainingmorethan5gof

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sugarper100ml,wasintroducedtohelpreducechildhoodobesity().Itisbelievedthattoday’s

childrenandteenagersareconsumingthreetimestherecommendedlevelofsugar,puttingthemata

higherriskofthedisease.

Initiallythesugartaxwasexpectedtomake£520mayearfortheTreasury.However,dataof

thefirstsixmonthsshoweditwouldmakelessthanhalfthisamount.Atpresentitisexpectedto

generate£240mfortheyearendinginApril2019,whichwillgotoschoolsports.

Itcomesaftermorethanhalfofsoftdrinkssoldinshopshavehadtheirsugarlevelscutby

manufacturers(制造商)sotheycanavoidpayingthetax.Drinksnowcontain45millionfewerkilos

ofsugarasaresultofmanufacturers’effortstoavoidthecharge,accordingtoTreasuryfigures.Since

Aprildrinkscompanieshavebeenforcedtopaybetween18pand24pforeverylitreofsugarydrink

theyproduceorimport,dependingonthesugarcontent.

Howeversomehighsugarbrands,likeClassicCocaCola,haveacceptedthesugartaxandare

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refusingtochangeforfearofupsettingconsumers.Fruitjuices,milk-baseddrinksandmostalcoholic

drinksarefreeofthetax,asaresmallcompaniesmanufacturingfewerthan1mlitresperyear.

Today’sfigures,accordingtoonegovernmentofficial,showthepositiveinfluencethesugartax

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