There are fresh doubts over the introduction of a sugar tax here.
It's emerged the Government has yet to notify the EU of its intentions to introduce the levy.
The Department of Finance hasn't explained why it hasn't notified the European Commission of its plans but confirmed it's a matter for Budget 2018.
Hugh O'Connell, political correspondent for The Sunday Business Post, says they're running out of time if they want to introduce it next year:
