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Sweet drink sales down in Barbados, officials credit tax for drop

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Barbados Dr Arthur Phillips reported a decline in the sale of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages due to a tax on sugary drinks. The tax was introduced at 10 per cent in 2015 as the government faced a population with increasing rates of diet-related diseases such as diabetes. Phillips said the impact of the tax at 20 per cent is ongoing.

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Sweet drink sales down in Barbados, officials credit tax for drop

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Barbados Dr Arthur Phillips has reported a decline in the sale of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages due to a tax on sugary drinks. At the same time, there has been an increase in...

2 months ago·Jamaica

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