sugar taxes
Soda price penalties
Sugar taxes are levies imposed on sweetened beverages or foods, intended to reduce consumption and combat obesity and related health problems.
The taxes typically target sodas and other drinks with added sugar: The city's sugar tax raised the price of a can of soda by twenty cents.
Proponents argue they shift behavior and generate revenue for health programs; critics call them regressive burdens on lower-income consumers.
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- soft drinksCarbonated nonalcoholic beverages
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- healthCondition of body, mind
- sweetenedMade less bitter
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