Anglo-Gaelic and North American whisky became the foremost distilled spirit in the English-speaking world. Since then, the ...

California’s excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB), which first kicked off in 2015, thus far only have had a modest impact on body mass index (BMI) in the community, according to a new study.

While there has been renewed activism from health organisations for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to increase the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), or sugar tax, in this year’s Budget ...

In an ideal world, politicians will put sugar-hit policies to one side for the next few months, and focus on real, lasting reform instead: tax reform. Boring though it may sound, this is one of ...

who is introducing the "Sugar Tax," modeled on Philadelphia and Seattle. Durkan said in Philadelphia and Seattle, both cities have seen less people consuming sugary drinks and are investing in the ...

A Boston city councilor is hoping to kick sugar cravings to the curb by proposing a tax on sugary drinks that will be intended to make you think twice about choosing a sugary soda over water ...

YES. SO TODAY THEY INTRODUCED THE SO-CALLED SUGAR TAX. IT WOULD TAX SWEETENED BEVERAGES, INCLUDING SODA, SPORTS DRINKS AND TEA. THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES SUCH AS ...

Soda drinkers say no to “Sugar Tax” Soda drinkers don’t see the benefit. Delaney Doidge stopped by the store to get a mid-day pick-me-up on Tuesday. “I wasn’t planning on getting ...

TAXES on tobacco and smoking products should have been part of Budget 2025, health advocates say, as they welcomed the 40 sen hike to the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. As part of the ...

said Councilor Durkan. Durkan says the proposal would be a 1-2 percent tax per ounce depending on the amount of sugar added at the distribution level. “If we are able to move on this ...

Councilor Sharon Durkan filed a hearing order this week calling for councilors to hear from experts and investigate how a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, or SSBs, would be implemented.