Sentences with phrase «proposed tax on soft drinks»

Ian Wright, director general of industry body the Food and Drink Federation, said: «The proposed tax on soft drinks is a disappointing diversion from effective measures to tackle obesity.

Media Release 10 January 2014 Soft drink taxes are ineffective and will hit the back - pocket of Australian families The Australian Beverages Council has today responded to the proposed tax on soft drinks, saying a tax on beverages would be ineffective to combat obesity.

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This has led the Mexican Government proposing to halve the rate of tax on soft drinks and work more closely with the industry on producing healthier products.

He also needs to recognize that his $ 1 billion in proposed tax hikes — on sugared soft drinks, cigarettes and health insurance — can not get through the Senate and Assembly.

Mayor Bloomberg's name has been drawn into the debate over a proposed 1 peso - per - liter tax on soft drinks to fund weight - control efforts in Mexico, which now has higher obesity rates than the US.

[26][27][28][29][30][31] In late 2008, Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest called the Binghamton Tea Party for January 24 of the following year where participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on soda.

With a proposed sugar tax on soft drink makers, a new - look EatWell plate to help us all eat a better diet, and a childhood obesity strategy on the way, it seems steps to help children eat better are never far from the front pages.