‘Health tax’ triggers a 25% drop in consumption of sugar-filled soft drinks

Portugal’s taxation of sugary soft drinks has helped trigger a 25% drop in their consumption.

Purchases of sugar-laden drinks fell 25% between February and July 2017, after a new ‘health tax’ was imposed and the Ministry of Health now plans to apply the tax on a wider range of soft drink products.

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