date:Oct 10, 2018
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Australia and New Zealand have yet to follow the lead of 20 countries that have successfully implemented an SSB (sugar sweetened beverage) tax, which works in a similar way to the taxes applied to alcohol and tobacco whereby a price increase acts as a deterrent to consumers.
The Finnish tax on confectionery, ice cream and SSBs showed a continuing decline in consumption of high-sugar products with the imposition of steadily increasing taxes over consecutive years, Dr Potter wrote in the bri