Sugar tax debate: how could we tax fizzy drinks? Stinging manufacturers and importers of sugary soft drinks is the best way to go about a sugar tax in New Zealand, a tax expert says. * UK introduces sugar tax on soft drinks* Government not persuaded by health professors lobbying to introduce sugar tax* Sugar tax needed: paediatrician* Anti-sugar campaign suspiciousLittlewood proposed a per-unit tax on sugar, and suggested a $1 per litre charge would be reasonable and mean pricier, smaller cans of Coca-Cola were not targeted more than large, low-cost bottles. FOOD TAX CALLMorgan Foundation researcher and economist Geoff Simmons supported a sugar tax but said a "junk food tax" was what we should be moving towards. Simmons, who also spoke at the Fizz event, set out to debunk some of the arguments against sugar tax.

Source: Stuff October 11, 2016 05:50 UTC