Trump administration blocks WHO from calling for sugar taxes
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: In a new report, the World Health Organization fails to endorse higher taxes on sugar in order to fight noncommunicable diseases. For the last two years, the U.N. body has been calling for even higher sugar taxes, which would lead to reduced consumption and therefore better overall public health. However, the WHO advocates are […]
France’s New Sugar Tax Is Bitterly Ironic
FEE: In yet another move to crack down on fun public health hazards, the French government reached an agreement with the parliament for a new tax on sugary drinks. How long are people going to continue to accept the modern Nanny State?
Taxing sugary drinks unlikely to cut Newfoundland and Labrador obesity rates
Newfoundland is creeping toward a fiscal cliff. The province’s debt load is more than $12 billion, which is approximately $23,000 per resident. COVID-19 has obviously worsened that troubling trend, with this year’s budget deficit expected to reach $826 million. Just this week legislators proposed a handful of tax hikes to help cover the gap, ranging […]
Taxing Sugar and Salt Hurts the People it Aims to Help
By Thomas Walker Following the introduction by the British government of a tax on sugary carbonated drinks in April 2018, intended to improve public health and combat obesity in children, some campaigners have started calling for similar taxes on a wider range of products. NHS Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dame Sally Davies, described by the […]
To tax or not to tax: The Great Sugar Debate
GLOBAL NEWS: LISTEN: North American Affairs Manager of the Consumer Choice Center and sugar tax opponent David Clement.
Do sin taxes really help society?
Large sodas, alcohol, and tobacco are just a few things governments around the world want to keep us away from. It seems governments worldwide have embraced what economists call “sin taxes” — taxes on goods considered harmful to society, like sugary drinks, tobacco, and alcohol — as both a quick fix to budget imbalance and […]
To Tackle Smoking, South Africa Should Embrace, Not Tax, Vaping
In December 2021, the National Treasury published a proposal to tax electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems in South Africa. The Treasury points to the increased consumption of these products among youth worldwide and their potential to undermine tobacco control efforts. Based on the Treasury’s calculations, the total excise duty would range from R 33.30 […]
End The War On Sugar: Zuckersteuern
Der Vorwurf, dass Zucker der grösste Treiber von Volkskrankheiten wie Übergewicht und Diabetes ist, passt nicht zu der Beobachtung, dass in den meisten entwickelten Ländern die tägliche Kalorienaufnahme stetig sinkt. Wie in einem vorherigen Beitrag gezeigt, ist Übergewicht ein multifaktorielles Problem Nichtsdestotrotz gibt es in der Welt und Europa viele Befürworter der Zuckersteuer. So empfiehlt […]
Should Saskatchewan adopt a tax on soft drinks?
In case you missed it, a tax on sugary drinks is coming to Atlantic Canada, but could it also work in Saskatchewan? Earlier this week, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it was introducing a tax of 20 cents a litre on soft drink products in September 2022, a move that could bring in […]
Sugar is the new tobacco. Here’s what we should do about it!
Whichever way you look at it, Britain is facing an obesity crisis. A study into long-term public health in England and Scotland published earlier this month reached the startling conclusion that obesity is causing more deaths than smoking, with nearly two thirds of British adults now overweight. This past year has brought rising obesity levels into sharp focus because […]
A soda tax is a bad idea, and we can prove it
Opinion: A sugary drink tax shouldn’t be dismissed just because it fails to achieve its goals. It is also heavily regressive. By David Clement Canada has an obesity problem, both for adults, and for children. When you look at the numbers, they immediately jump off the page. Since 1978, the obesity rate for Canadians has […]
Sin taxes are taxes on the poor
Nanny-state types know this. They just don’t care. In Britain, Europe and across the world, taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugar are used by governments to try to push people into what they deem to be healthier lifestyles. Indeed, nanny-state policies are infesting Europe through its political institutions. In a recent memo, the European Commission set out plans […]
