Plant-based milks face Dutch 'limonade' tax hike next year - DutchNews.nl
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Oat milk and other non-dairy alternatives are currently taxed as soft drinks in the Netherlands and will go up in price when the tax on what the Dutch call ‘limonade’ is increased next year, junior health minister Maarten van Ooijen has confirmed. That date, the consumption tax on soft drinks will rise from €8.83 per 100 litres to €26.13, with the aim of raising €300 million a year for the treasury. The pro-animal PvdD has asked questions in parliament about...

Oat milk and other non-dairy alternatives are currently taxed as soft drinks in the Netherlands and will go up in price when the tax on what the Dutch call ‘limonade’ is increased [2024]

the government takes the official healthy eating guidelines, known as the schijf van vijf or ‘wheel of five’ at its reference point, which recommends people eat several portions of dairy products a day, including milk or yoghurt.

Plant based milks have ‘other ingredients’ and ‘the impact of plant-based dairy alternatives have not been sufficiently researched to comment on,’ the minister said