Sugar tax could fund school meals, says Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver has brought his campaign for better child nutrition to several prime ministers, including Boris Johnson last MayJamie Oliver has said the millions being raised through the so-called sugar tax should be used to extend the provision of free school meals.He was instrumental in persuading the government in 2018 to impose the levy on soft drinks with high sugar content.
The levy raised £336m in 2019-2020, the year after it was first introduced and Oliver said that "if you look at the money raised from the sugary drinks tax, it's not far off what's needed" to fund those extra meals. Oliver has long been campaigning on child nutrition and the need to improve the quality and availability of school dinners. His 2005 Feed Me Better campaign led to the government pledging £280m to tackle the school meals programme in England.
Speaking to Nick Robinson, Mr Osborne credited the chef with having been "very influential" in bringing about the soft drinks levy in 2016. He added: "I honestly don't think there's anything more important for the future of the country but to make sure we deal with this - early years education and wellbeing.
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