Tax On Sugary Drinks

• Newfoundland and Labrador says soft drink tax coming in 2022 will be Canada’s first

  The province's finance minister says the tax is part of the government's effort to make Newfoundland and Labrador one of Canada's healthiest provinces by 2031.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
  
• Sin taxes work and don’t disproportionately harm the poor, study says

  Taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and sugary drinks are important tools to reduce the burden of many diseases, according to a series of new studies.

  Health

  Apr 4, 2018
  
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• A tax on sugary drinks would save 13,000 lives and raise $43B, Canadian study suggests

  New Canadian research suggests that a sugary drinks tax could save 13,000 lives and even raise $43 billion over the course of 25 years.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2017
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• Majority of Albertans support tax on pop, other sugary drinks: survey

  A recent survey by the University of Alberta found 58 per cent of respondents support a tax on pop and energy drinks.

  Consumer

  Dec 8, 2016