A $520 million soft drink tax will probably make us less fat. But here's what it will do to prices

By Peter Martin
Updated December 17 2016 - 12:18pm, first published November 23 2016 - 6:17am
A sugar tax would affect some of the most popular drinks in Australia.
A sugar tax would affect some of the most popular drinks in Australia.
A sugar tax could help tackle Australia's growing obesity rates.
A sugar tax could help tackle Australia's growing obesity rates.

Soft drinks should be taxed in the same way as cigarettes and leaded petrol to boost the budget by $520 million per year and tackle Australia's obesity epidemic, according to a new report.

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