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Things like soft drink taxes already begin to do that.
by LPisGood 2y ago
Things like soft drink taxes already begin to do that.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoHave those stuck anywhere? I know it was trialed in a few places (Berkely for one) but I don't think it lasted. Great idea though; just like taxing tobacco helped reduce smoking (among other things)
- vladvasiliu 2y agoWe have taxes on sugary drinks in France. The tax depends on how much sugar is added, in kg / hl. Funnily, synthetic sweeteners are also taxed, but at a flat rate equal to the "up to 1 kg / hl" of sugar. See [0] for the official text. I'm not convinced this has had a great effect, since I hear there are more and more people who are considered obese [1]. [0] https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/F32101?lang=en https://entreprendre.service-public.fr/vosdroits/F32101?lang... [1] https://presse.inserm.fr/en/obesite-et-surpoids-pres-dun-francais-sur-deux-concerne-etat-des-lieux-prevention-et-solutions-therapeutiques/66621/ https://presse.inserm.fr/en/obesite-et-surpoids-pres-dun-fra...