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<p>As set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook
in March 2018, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is expected to accrue £240m in
2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for the amount of revenue collected since the introduction
of the SDIL was published on 21<sup>st</sup> August in the HMRC Tax & NIC Receipts
publication at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></p><p>Note
that these figures published on a receipts basis, with first SDIL payments due by
30<sup>th</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 Budget announced funding for a number
of programmes linked to the revenue from SDIL. The Department for Education will receive
£575 million during the current spending review period. The funding has been allocated
to a number of programmes to support pupil health and wellbeing which include:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>Double funding for the primary physical education and Sport Premium to
£320 million a year from 2017. The Department for Education and the Department of
Health contribute £100 million and £60 million per year to the premium respectively,
with the Soft Drinks Levy funding contributing £415 million over the remainder of
the current spending review period.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide £100 million
in 2018/19 for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide up
to £26 million to kick-start or improve breakfast club provision in over 1,700 schools.</li></ul><p>
</p><p>Expected revenue from the levy during the Spending Review period is £485 million
for the UK as a whole. The total funding provided for these programmes in England
is £575 million.</p>
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