date:Oct 10, 2018
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Most crucially, the recent Berkeley, USA study showed clearly that a tax of one per cent per 30gm decreased consumption of SSBs in low-income communities and increased consumption of water.
Dr Potter advised in the report that a tax of 20 percent has been shown to be effective, with the tax applied to products based on volume or sugar content, not value.
Over time a tax could save 50 lives a year and at least NZ$6 million in health costs, raising about NZ$40m in revenue, Dr Potters brief