Why Australia needs a sugary drinks tax
Update: 2024-05-06
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Australia: it's time for a sugary drinks tax.
Sugary drinks are the biggest single source of sugar in our diets, and they increase people’s risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes.
While Australian health experts have been calling for a tax on sugary drinks for many years, our new report Sickly sweet: It's time for a sugary drinks tax, outlines why now and why Australia is lagging behind our international peers.
In this podcast, report authors Peter Breadon and Jessica Geraghty discuss how a sugary drinks tax can improve Australians’ health, with host Kat Clay.
Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/sickly-sweet/
Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/
Sugary drinks are the biggest single source of sugar in our diets, and they increase people’s risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes.
While Australian health experts have been calling for a tax on sugary drinks for many years, our new report Sickly sweet: It's time for a sugary drinks tax, outlines why now and why Australia is lagging behind our international peers.
In this podcast, report authors Peter Breadon and Jessica Geraghty discuss how a sugary drinks tax can improve Australians’ health, with host Kat Clay.
Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/sickly-sweet/
Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/
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