Not exact matches
The tax also applies to any non-alcoholic syrups or other concentrate used in beverages (both
caloric sugar - based
sweetener and artificial sugar substitute) at a rate of 1.5 cents
per ounce on the resulting beverage.
The study, covering 1985 - 2000, found that lower tariffs on HFCS were associated with an increase of about 41.6 kcal in
caloric sweeteners supplied and likely consumed
per person
per day in Canada.
If we look at the Total
caloric sweeteners line, we see that from 1977 to 2000 there has been a steady increase in
per capita
sweetener consumption.