Pre-packaged milkshakes and coffees that are high in sugar will be hit with an extra tax from 2028, after the health secretary announced he was extending the tax on fizzy drinks to include milk-based products.
Wes Streeting told Parliament he was also lowering the threshold at which the tax applies from 5g to 4.5g of sugar per 100ml, in an effort to tackle childhood obesity.
That could mean an extra tax on popular products like Yazoo, Muller's Frijj and Starbucks Caffe Latte as well as drinks branded "high protein" like Ufit and Shaken Udder.
The levy, brought in by the Conservative government in 2018, aims to reduce sugar consumption by giving manufacturers an incentive to use less sugar.
The tax applies to products in cans, cartons and other packaging, but not to drinks sold over-the-counter in cafes or coffee shops.
