Rejected petition Make a sugary drinks tax in Horsham west sussex

Hello we are three year 10 students taking GCSE citizenship that are aiming to put a tax on sugary drinks in Horsham.Taking in too much sugar can have devastating impacts on your body such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease. We believe putting a tax on sugary drinking would reduce this.

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The saved money would go partly to the Children's health fund and it could also go to the NHS to spend on more important heath issues such as cancers

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Taxes apply across the country, not just to specific towns like Horsham.

If you would like there to be a tax on sugary drinks across the country, you could sign this petition instead:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106651

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 January 2016
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