Sentences with phrase «soft drink tax»

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Responding to the announcement from the UK government to introduce a soft drink tax, Australian Beverages Council CEO, Geoff Parker said;

There is still no evidence globally that a soft drink tax has any impact on obesity rates, In fact other European countries, like Denmark, have introduced and subsequently repealed a «fat» tax within 18 months, due to its blatant ineffectiveness.

There is also no substantial evidence globally that a soft drink tax has a meaningful impact on obesity rates.

«The program relies heavily on the example of the so far ineffective soft drink tax imposed by the Mexican Government.

The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time again.

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17 June, 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT Australian Beverages Council responds to calls for soft drink tax «The non-alcoholic beverages industry is not anti-tax and pays hundreds of millions of dollars in tax each year, but it is against discriminatory and regressive measures such as taxing specific products, such as soft drinks — as a means to -LSB-...]

9 April 2014 Media Statement Soft drink tax not the answer for WA The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time -LSB-...]

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Results for total caloric intake show that a one percentage point increase in the soft drink tax rate actually increased total caloric intake by 27.7 calories per adult per day.

The Australian Beverages Council is opposed to measures such as a soft drink tax as a means to combating obesity.

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Media Statement 17 March, 2016 SOFT DRINK TAX: an exercise in futility Responding to the announcement from the UK government to introduce a soft drink tax, Australian Beverages Council CEO, Geoff Parker said; «This tax is yet another step in the wrong direction to end the global obesity epidemic.

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Media Statement 22 June, 2016 Soft drink tax an ineffective solution to obesity in Australia Responding to the announcement from the Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale regarding a policy proposal for the introduction of a tax on soft drinks, Australian Beverages Council CEO, Geoff Parker said; «We are disappointed by the extremely simplistic approach -LSB-...]

16 September 2014 Media Statement Response to calls for a soft drink tax to combat obesity The Australian Beverages Council (ABCL) has today responded to the calls from Professor Gary Wittert, Head of Discipline of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, for a tax on soft drinks, saying a tax on beverages would be ineffective -LSB-...]

Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker today dismissed renewed calls for a soft drinks tax.

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«Time and again statistics, insights and real world examples have shown that soft drinks taxes are ineffective.

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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MEDIA RELEASE 7 January, 2018 Beverage industry responds to AMA calls for a soft drinks tax The Australian Beverages Council, representing the nation's non-alcoholic beverage industry, has today released the following statement in response to calls from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) for a tax on sugar - sweetened beverages: «It's disappointing that in 2018 with both -LSB-...]

19 September 2017 MEDIA RELEASE INDUSTRY OPPOSES NEW TAX THAT WO N'T SOLVE OBESITY CRISIS Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker today dismissed renewed calls for a soft drinks tax.

Media Statement 26 June, 2015 Soft drink taxes: Ineffective Following calls from the Cancer Council to introduce a tax on soft drinks, Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker comments: «Time and again statistics, insights and real world examples have shown that soft drinks taxes are ineffective.

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Statistics, insights and real world experiences continue to show that soft drinks taxes are unproductive.

Assertions that we are a road block to solving the obesity epidemic because of our stance against a soft drinks tax are spurious, vexatious and ludicrous.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

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Chicago already has a tax on retail sales of soft drinks in cans or bottles and on wholesale syrups for fountain drinks.

In March, finance minister George Osborne made the surprise announcement that Britain would introduce a tax on soft drinks starting in 2018 in an effort to fight obesity.

Philadelphia approves a tax on soft drinks and is met with strong opposition from residents and the beverage industry.

«People don't support taxes and bans on common grocery items, like soft drinks,» ABA Senior Director of Public Affairs Christopher Gindlesperger told The Hill.

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Although sales taxes on soft drinks in Ireland and France have both been associated with a reduction in consumption, the health effects have not been studied.15 16 No significant effect on obesity of US state sales taxes has been found, although the level of taxation there has probably been too low to affect health.13 17 The modelled estimates of the health effect of a 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in the United States vary, but such a tax has been predicted to reduce obesity by up to three percentage points.13 18 The effect of a sugar sweetened drink tax in the UK has not, until now, been formally estimated.

Whereas estimates from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and Living Costs and Food Survey are broadly comparable (123 mL / adult / day versus 168 mL / person / day), the British Soft Drinks Association's figures are threefold to fourfold higher.48 61 The level and pattern of consumption will determine the magnitude of the public health effects of a sugar sweetened drinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequalDrinks Association's figures are threefold to fourfold higher.48 61 The level and pattern of consumption will determine the magnitude of the public health effects of a sugar sweetened drinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequaldrinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequalities.

In terms of substitution effects, the major difference between our estimates and those from the US is that our data indicate that diet soft drinks are a substitute for sugar sweetened drinks, whereas US data suggest that diet soft drinks are a complement (as the price of sugar sweetened drinks goes up, consumption of diet drinks goes down).18 22 This may explain why a US tax on sugar sweetened drinks has been so heavily resisted, as a «double whammy» on sales of both diet soft drinks and sugar sweetened drinks would occur.18.

The recent World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation for a minimum 20 % tax on all sugary soft drinks not only reinforced this message, she says, but also created a platform for further discussions around the importance of good nutrition.

The Australian Beverages Council has today responded to a recent call for a tax on soft drinks from the British Medical Association:

Nichols pulls complete soft drinks stable below UK sugar tax line Vimto owner Nichols has moved its entire owned portfolio below the UK's impending sugar tax threshold.

The Australian Beverages Council (ABCL) has today responded to the calls from Professor Gary Wittert, Head of Discipline of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, for a tax on soft drinks, saying a tax on beverages would be ineffective to combat health related issues.

A balanced diet, moderation and exercise are key to a healthy lifestyle, not a tax on sugar - sweetened soft drinks.

Mr Parker said a balanced diet, motivation and exercise are key to a healthy lifestyle, not a tax on sugar - sweetened soft drinks.

Ipsos research commissioned by the Australian Beverages Council shows around two - thirds of Australians agree that a tax on soft drinks would be ineffective in reducing obesity and the majority of those surveyed were against the introduction of such a tax.

«Calls made by both organisations for the introduction of a tax on soft drinks in particular as a method of confronting these issues is misguided and without basis while also being wholly ineffective in addressing the core issue of our obesity problem», says Geoff Parker, CEO of the Australian Beverages Council.

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.

A call for a tax on the 4 % from soft drinks while ignoring the other significant contributors to discretionary kilojoules is perplexing and misguided, to say the least» Mr Parker said.

Americans have made it clear they don't support taxes and other restrictions on common grocery items, like soft drinks.

During the election the Greens called for a blanket 20 per cent «sugar tax» on soft drinks, paid by producers or importers, to raise $ 500 million a year to tackle obesity.

Despite the original plan to impose a sugar tax only on sweetened soft drinks, the according bill passed into law on Monday by the Riigikogu includes dairy drinks as well as fruit juice.