Mexican sugary drinks tax takes effect

New research published in the BMJ shows the Mexican government’s ’soda tax’ has resulted in up to 12% fewer taxed sugary drinks being bought.

The research showed that families on lower incomes were the most effected, purchasing up to 17% fewer sugary drinks. The authors of the research called for further monitoring of the effects of the tax, to explore long term trends and what consumers were buying instead. Find out more about Sustain’s campaign to introduce a sugary drinks tax in the UK.


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