Earlier this week, Ireland became the latest country to announce a tax on sugary drinks.Beginning in April, 2018, it will impose a levy of 20 cents a litre on non-alcoholic water-based or juice-based drinks with added sugar content of five grams or more per 100 millilitres. The levy increases to 30 cents a litre if the sugar content exceeds eight grams a litre. Both pure fruit juice and dairy products are exempt because they are deemed to have nutritional value.
Irish Heart called the action “probably the single most important action government can take to tackle Ireland’s obesity crisis.
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Source: Sugar tax isn’t an easy fix to obesity problem – The Globe and Mail