Britain rejects sugar tax, although experts back it

British Prime Minister David Cameron ruled out a sugar tax, with a spokesman saying there are “more effective ways” of dealing with childhood obesity, reports Sky News. Cameron’s decision came just as Public Health England (PHE) – “the government’s own advisers,” said Sky – recommended a sugar tax of 10-20 percent, restrictions on advertising high-sugar… » Read More

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