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Australia's soft|drinks industry faces fresh calls for sugar tax


Australia's soft-drinks industry faces fresh calls for sugar tax

There is currently no sugar tax in place for manufacturers in Australia. Six years ago, some producers signed up to a pledge to reduce the ...

Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on ...

Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia's food and drinks industry ... An increase in sugar in two popular soft ...

From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise ...

There are renewed calls this week for the Australian government to implement a range of measures aimed at improving our diets.

From banning junk food ads to a sugar tax: with diabetes on the rise ...

There are renewed calls this week for the Australian government to implement a range of measures aimed at improving our diets. These include ...

Just Drinks on X: "Australia's soft-drinks industry faces fresh calls for ...

Australia's soft-drinks industry faces fresh calls for sugar tax. The calls for sugar taxation have included recommendations for broader ...

PM slaps down calls for sugary drinks tax - 9News

Fresh calls for sugary drinks to be slugged with a 20 per cent tax have been slapped down by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the ...

Calls for a soft drink tax misguided and missing the mark

SYDNEY: The Australian Beverages Council – the peak body for the non-alcoholic drinks industry in the country, has today rejected a call for a ...

Independent MP calls for government to implement sugar tax amid ...

A GP turned politician is calling on the government to implement a tax on sugary drinks amid a growing diabetes epidemic, which she has ...

A case-study of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax in Australia

Australia is a substantial way from implementing a sugar-sweetened beverages tax. · Industry interference, fragmented advocacy and conflicting political agendas ...

City, University of London Press Office - X.com

Should Australia introduce a sugar tax on drinks? Dr Janina Steinmetz ... Australia's soft-drinks industry faces fresh calls for sugar tax.

A role for taxation in reducing Australia's sugar consumption TTPI

Abstract: A recent global trend of new taxes on sugary drinks and products now sees more than 40 countries with such taxes in place, and leading Australian ...

Australia's public debate on the need for a “sugar tax”

higher sales of so-called sports drinks ... In fact, the Grattan Institute, another advocate of a sugar tax, estimates that sugary soft drinks account for only ...

A parliamentary inquiry into diabetes has recommended | Chegg.com

[ ]  Read the following excerpt from a JustDrinks article Australias soft - drinks industry faces fresh calls for sugar tax ( 1 5 July 2 0 2 4 ) ...

sugar tax | NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health ...

As part of Australia's prevention agenda, the AMA is calling for tax on sugary soft drinks to help tackle obesity and other preventable chronic ...

Will Australia introduce a sugar tax? - - Bowen Consulting

For example, since 2018 the UK government has had the SSB (sugar-sweetened beverage) tax, also called Soft Drinks Industry Levy. UK SSB tax ...

Sugar tax: Health bodies say Australia is sweet enough to pay up

Australia should implement a tax on sugary drinks because "if price goes up, people drink less", a health body chief has said.

A sugary drinks tax | Grattan Institute

Consumers could easily avoid the tax by switching to other drinks, such as water or artificially-sweetened beverages. The Australian sugar industry will face ...

Australia should introduce 40 cent sugar tax on sweetened drinks

A Grattan Institute report being launched on Wednesday calls upon the federal government to introduce an excise tax of 40 cents per 100 grams of ...

AMA welcomes sickly sweet sugar tax calls

Australia should introduce a tax on sugary drinks to help combat obesity and diabetes according to the Australian Medical Association.

Arguments against an SSB tax in Australia | Obesity Evidence Hub

Opposition to the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Australia is led by the Australian Beverages Council.