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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

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

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

Do not think it will make any difference.