This policy response sets out the Oral Health Foundation’s priorities for the Autumn Budget 2025 and highlights the role fiscal policy can play in improving oral health and reducing inequalities.
As an independent charity working to improve oral health and wellbeing for more than 50 years, the Oral Health Foundation aligns its recommendations with the UK 10-Year Health Plan and the WHO Global Oral Health Strategy (2023–2030).
This essential briefing:
Calls for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) to be strengthened and expanded to include pre-packaged milk-based and plant-based drinks with added sugars, driving reformulation and generating funds for prevention.
Urges government to ring-fence revenue from the SDIL and future health-related levies to support oral disease prevention, community programmes and improved access to care.
Recommends stronger governance safeguards to limit the influence of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food and drink industries … Source by Oral Health Foundation Read More
