date:Sep 11, 2013
The leader of a country with the highest rate of obesity wants to tax sugar-sweetened beverages.
As reported by McClatchy, Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto has proposed a tax that would cost consumers an extra 7.6 cents for every liter of soft drinks, sports drinks or sugary beverage they purchase.
The tax would represent roughly 10 percent of the cost of a soda bottle, according to the news report, which cited the head of a consumer watchdog group.
The idea is to reduce consumption of dri