Tax on sugary drinks backed by MPs

[maureenho]

Tax on sugary drinks backed by MPs
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say.

The Commons' Health Committee said there was now "compelling evidence" a tax would reduce consumption.

Its report, which puts pressure on ministers who have so far been resisting a tax, also proposes a crackdown on marketing and advertising.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34948410

[annie]

Good way of raising revenue, but I don't think that it will cut consumption, as it didn't with booze and tobacco

[maureenho]

That is so true Annie and the cost of takeaways go up but they still eat as many.

[Rosalind]

Do not think it will make any difference.