Australian Beverages Council rejects 'sugar tax on soft drinks'

By Daily Liberal
Updated February 23 2018 - 4:54pm, first published 4:30pm
RESPONSE: Chief executive officer of the Australian Beverages Council, Geoff Parker, responds to the call for a tax on sugary drinks. Photo: Contributed
RESPONSE: Chief executive officer of the Australian Beverages Council, Geoff Parker, responds to the call for a tax on sugary drinks. Photo: Contributed

Reading some of the recent articles in our favourite newspapers or listening to some of the debates on TV or radio, we could all be forgiven for thinking that a so-called “sugar tax on soft drinks” is the silver bullet and answer to so many questions that have eluded public health experts and policymakers for more than four decades. The reality, however, is that the debate and indeed the solutions are very complex, and no such panacea exists. Let’s look at some of the facts behind the fiction.

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