How price of fizzy drinks could soar as top doctors call for a TAX on sugar
3 years, 7 months ago

How price of fizzy drinks could soar as top doctors call for a TAX on sugar

Daily Mail  

The tax would increase the cost of a 500ml bottle of Rockstar: Super Sours Energy Drink with 65g of sugar by 26 cents Australia's top doctors are calling for a sugar tax on sweetened drinks to help tackle obesity, heart disease, diabetes and strokes and save billions in health costs - but critics have accused them of trying to control people's lives. The Australian Medical Association wants a tax of 40 cents per 100 grams of sugar which would increase the price of sweetened drinks by an average of 20 per cent. The tax would increase the cost of a 375ml can of coca cola with 40g of sugar by 16 cents and a 500ml can of Rockstar: Super Sours Energy Drink with 65g of sugar by 26 cents. The tax would reduce obesity by two per cent and save taxpayers up to $1.73 billion on healthcare costs, the AMA says.

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