Peak health bodies and public health experts have supported calls from the Australian Medical Association to introduce a sugar tax, despite fierce opposition from food and drink industry representatives and politicians. One of the easiest to implement, and one of the simplest to call for, is a tax on sugar sweetened drinks. The chief executive of the Public Health Association of Australia, Michael Moore, said a sugar tax was an effective way to steer people away from unhealthy drinks. He described a sugar tax as a reactionary measure that would pose a threat to food manufacturers, the sugar industry and to convenience stores. “The health minister is on the record as ruling out the introduction of a sugar tax and we welcome this decision,” Rogut said.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 04:52 UTC