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    Free drink refills could be banned in Wales under Welsh government consultation
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    Free drink refills could be banned in Wales under Welsh government consultation

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    2. Spiderinahumansuit on

      This seems a bit much, really. Aren’t most drink fountains full of sugar-free stuff now anyway? And does anyone even get more than one refill?

      Strikes me that this is twiddling at the margins and they might want to take a closer look at offers on unhealthy food and kebab shops first.

    4. infintetimesthecharm on

      Yup. Please keep stripping away the simple little pleasures of hardworking regular folk in the interest of corporate profit.

    5. harpingon on

      I usually use the water dispenser on the bar for refills.

      Article doesn’t seem to say that it only applies to fizzy pop, though I might have missed it. Simply:

      “It includes a proposal to prohibit retailers from offering free drink refills”

      And the word “water” does not appear in the article

      Wouldn’t surprise me if they threw the baby out with the bath pop.

    6. pm_me_a_reason_2live on

      I love paying £4+ for a drink at a restaurant for 330ml of coke and not getting any refills. I hope this catches on! /s

    7. SP1570 on

      Can anyone explain to me why Wales is always so much more into being a “nanny state” Vs England?

    8. odegood on

      No need for this. Just ban drinks with sugar from being free refills and if people want them then they can buy a serving

    10. Sea_Cycle_909 on

      >”They should try to make healthier food more affordable.”

      Fr

      >A Welsh government spokesman said it wanted to support people in Wales to make the “healthy” and “easy choice when it comes to food shopping and eating out.”

      No you just want to force people

    11. Clbull on

      And this is how you lose your majority in the Welsh Assembly to Plaid Cymru, ladies and gentlemen.

    12. Khalua on

      Eating out is a treat, not like people have the disposable income to be doing so that often. Let people enjoy themselves.

    13. KeyLog256 on

      Ahh yes, more “fat people are lazy, stupid, and have no self-control” legislation.

      Way to be massively offensive, wrong, and propose legislation that doesn’t work. Good job there Wales…

    14. Ok_Cow_3431 on

      I swear every time a new policy comes out of the Senedd support for the Abolish party grows.

    15. Foreign_Main1825 on

      Everyone should just drink sugar free soda. It tastes the same and doesn’t cost society billions in diabetes treatment.

      Shame clickbait headline is not saying that the consultation excluded sugar free refills.

    16. Traichi on

      Good.

      Nobody needs a litre plus of coke in a single sitting. It’s American bollocks.

    17. NeverGonnaGiveMewUp on

      I wonder if we’ll ever actually punish the companies chucking a tonne of sugar into products rather than the consumer that fancies a treat every now and then

    18. kahnindustries on

      Can we just dissolve the bloody assembly already? Garbage oppressive waste of tax payers money

      Turn the building into a hospital or some shit

    19. SocialMThrow on

      The only reason I go to nandos is because their unlimited refills aren’t watered down.

      Without the refills I can get spicy chicken anywhere else at half the price.

    20. thenoicedevice on

      For clarity:

      – It only applies to drinks that are classified as HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) so Coke/Sprite Zero and other zero sugar equivalents are exempt

      – It’s not just Wales planning this, England are doing so in 2025 and Scotland are planning something similar