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Update on beverage & junk food taxes around the world

Update on beverage & junk food taxes around the world

The new ultra-conservative Israeli administration immediately canceled a soft drink tax (and a tax on disposable plasticware) without any public consultation and was criticized by domestic and international health experts. Following a November 2022 vote, Colombia will be rolling out a tax in July [...]

By Daniel Aviles|March 17, 2023|Categories: Market Trends, Sugar, Sweeteners|Tags: Africa, beverage tax, Colombia, commodities taxes, Isreal, junk food tax, Pakistan, soft drink tax, UK|0 Comments

Sugar & sweetened beverage tax updates: Latin America

Sugar & sweetened beverage tax updates: Latin America

As lifestyles and diets evolved, especially in developing nations, death rates due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes and heart disease have continued to rise. These countries have explored a variety of policies to reduce the incidence of NCDs and increase life expectancies. [...]

By Daniel Aviles|November 10, 2022|Categories: Market Trends, Sugar, Sweeteners|Tags: Bermuda, beverage tax, Canada, Colombia, death rates, junk food tax, Mexico, sugar tax, sugarcane industry, tariffs|0 Comments

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