date:Oct 28, 2013
French parliamentarians yesterday voted for a new tax on energy drinks, such as Red Bull.
The vote is the second attempt to impose a charge on the products after the first was overturned in court. Members of the parliament voted to approve a tax of one euro per litre from next year on drinks that contain at least 0.22 grammes of caffeine per litre, or 0.3 grammes of taurine.
The amendment has already been dubbed 'the Red Bull amendment' by local media after the world's most popular energy drin