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odelling approaches but the statistical significance and the magnitude of the changes varied considerably furthermore the authors found a barely significant decrease in the volume of all soft drinks that is the higher and lower taxed soft drinks 60 denmark edit denmark instituted a soft drink tax in the 1930s it amounted to 1 64 danish krone per liter but announced in 2013 that they were going to abolish it along with a fat tax with the stated goal of creating jobs and helping the local economy 61 62 dominica edit dominica has a sugar tax since 2015 citation needed fiji edit fiji has an import tax and an excise tax on soda 63 finland edit finland had sugar tax between 1926 and 1999 based on customs categories soft drink tax was introduced in 1940 64 sugar tax was reintroduced on candy and expanded onto ice cream in 2011 but in 2017 the tax was dropped after european commission found it to be unfair state aid 65 france edit france first introduced a targeted tax on nonalcoholic sugary drinks at a national level in 2012 66 67 the tax which is 0 0716 euro per liter applies to both regular and diet soft drinks flavored mineral water and fruit juices with added sugar but does not apply to mineral water and 100 fruit juices i e those with no added sugars 67 following introduction soft drinks were estimated to be up to 3 5 more expensive 68 69 a 2019 article published in the journal plos one estimated the price and consumption effects of the tax using a difference in difference methodology 67 the study concluded we find that the tax is transmitted to the prices of taxed drinks with full transmission for soft drinks and partial transmission for fruit juices the evidence on purchase responses is mixed and less robust indicating at most a very small reduction in soft drink purchases about half a litre per capita per year an impact which would be consistent with the low tax rate we find suggestive evidence of a larger response by the sub sample of heavy purchasers fruit juices and water do not seem to have been affected by the tax 67 french polynesia edit french polynesia implemented taxes on soft drinks in 2002 63 hungary edit hungary s tax which came into effect in september 2011 is a 4 tax 70 on foods and drinks that contain large quantities of sugar and salt such as soft drinks confectionery salty snacks condiments and fruit jams 71 in 2016 the tax has resulted in a 22 reduction in energy drink consumption and 19 of people reduced their intake of sugary soft drinks 71 india edit 40 tax on sugary soda from 1 july 2017 72 ireland edit sugar tax introduced on 1 may 2018 the tax sees 30 cent per litre added to the price of popular sweetened drinks containing more than 8g of sugar per 100ml 73 israel edit in 2022 israel also imposed a sugary drink tax due to it adding to their obesity rates 74 the tax has been cancelled as of 2023 75 italy edit in 2018 several medical representatives forwarded an official letter to the minister of health giulia grillo containing a proposal to raise a 20 tax on sugary drinks seen as a way to generate benefits for consumers general health 76 a debate emerged on the introduction of such a tax seen on the one hand as a possible mean to promote a healthier diet and on the other as a danger to the sugar industry 77 in september 2019 the prime minister giuseppe conte mentioned in a public speech the idea of introducing a tax on carbonated drinks not specifying if it refers only to sugary drinks referring to it as practicable 78 by the end of 2019 the proposal of a tax on the consumption of sweetened soft drinks equal to 10 euros per hectolitre in the case of finished products and 0 25 euros per kilogram in the case of products to be diluted has been officially approved its official start has been then postponed to 1 january 2022 79 the association of soft drinks and beverages producers has renewed its opposition to the proposal estimating that it would have as an effect a contraction of the market equal to 16 80 malaysia edit malaysia has a sugary drink tax implemented 1 july 2019 81 mauritius edit mauritius passed a soda tax in 2013 82 mexico edit in september 2013 mexico s president enrique peña nieto on his fiscal bill package proposed a 10 tax on all soft drinks especially carbonated drinks 83 84 with the intention of reducing the number of patients with diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases in mexico which has one of the world s highest rates of obesity 85 according to mexican government data in 2011 the treatment for each patient with diabetes cost the mexican public health care system the largest of latin america around us 708 per year with a total cost of 778 427 475 usd in 2010 and with each patient paying only 30 mxn around us 2 31 86 in september 2013 soda companies launched a media campaign to discourage the mexican chamber of deputies and senate from approving the 10 soda tax they argued that such measure would not help reduce the obesity in mexico and would leave hundreds of mexicans working in the sugar cane industry jobless 87 they also publicly accused new york city mayor michael bloomberg 88 of orchestrating the controversial bill from overseas in late october 2013 the mexican senate approved a 1 mxn per litre tax around us 0 08 on sodas along with a 5 tax on junk food 89 research has shown that mexico s sugary drinks tax reduced soft drink consumption 90 91 according to a 2016 study published in bmj annual sales of sodas in mexico declined 6 in 2014 after the introduction of the soda tax 90 monthly sales figures for december 2014 were down 12 on the previous two years 90 households with the fewest resources had an average reduction in purchases of 9 in 2014 increasing to 17 by december 90 furthermore purchases of water and non taxed beverages increased by about 4 on average 90 whether the imposition of the tax and the resulting 6 decline in sales of soft drinks will have any measurable impact on long term obesity or diabetes trends in mexico has yet to be determined 90 the authors of the study urged the mexican authorities to double the tax to further reduce consumption 90 a 2016 study published in plos medicine suggested that a 10 excise tax on soda could prevent 189 300 new cases of type 2 diabetes 20 400 strokes and heart attacks and 18 900 deaths among adults 35 to 94 years old over a ten year period 91 the study also included that the reductions in diabetes alone could yield savings in projected healthcare costs of 983 million 91 a 2017 study in the journal of nutrition found a 6 3 reduction in soft drink consumption with the greatest reductions among lower income households residents living in urban areas and households with children we also found a 16 2 increase in water purchases that was higher in low and middle income households in urban areas and among households with adults only 92 nauru edit nauru implemented a soda tax in 2007 63 netherlands edit the netherlands implemented a sugar tax in january of 2024 93 parties that have supported a sugar tax include the party for the animals groenlinks d66 christian union and the labour party 94 parties that have opposed a sugar tax include the socialist party cda sgp vvd and the fvd 94 norway edit norway has had a generalized sugar tax measure on refined sugar products since 1922 introduced to boost state income rather than reducing sugar consumption 95 non alcoholic beverages have since been separated from the general tax and in 2017 the tax for sugary drinks was set to 3 34 kroner per litre 96 in january 2018 the norwegian government increased the sugar tax level by 83 for general sugar containing ready to eat products and 42 for beverages the sugar tax per litre was bumped up to 4 75 kroner and applies to beverages which are either naturally or artificially sweetened 97 the 42 tax increase on non alcoholic beverages was attacked by norwegian retailers and received much media attention the increase was claimed to encourage even more traffic to the swedish border shops as sweden does not have tax on non alcoholic beverages the tax increase was rolled back to 2017 level in 2020 as a result of a budget settlement the tax on non alcoholic beverages was further reduced by 48 1 to 1 82 kroner per litre effective january 2021 98 oman edit tax since june 2019 53 peru edit 25 tax since may 2018 99 philippines edit in the taxation reform law dubbed as the tax reform for acceleration and inclusion law train signed by philippine president rodrigo duterte in december 2017 it includes taxation on sugar sweetened drinks which will be implemented the following year as an effort to increase revenue and to fight obesity 100 drinks with caloric and non caloric sweeteners will be taxed 6 00 per liter while those using high fructose corn syrup a cheap sugar substitute will be taxed at 12 per liter exempted from the sugar tax are all kinds of milk whether powdered or in liquid form ground and 3 in 1 coffee packs and 100 percent natural fruit and vegetable juices meal replacements and medically indicated drinks as well as beverages sweetened with stevia or coco sugar these drinks especially 3 in 1 coffee drinks which are popular especially among lower income families are to be taxed as initially proposed by the house of representatives version of the bill 101 but were exempted in the senate version 102 poland edit poland introduced a sugar tax on soft and energy drinks in january 2021 103 it was reported that after its introduction prices of soft drinks increased by 36 and consumption dropped by 20 citation needed portugal edit portugal introduced a sugary drink tax in 2017 it also has a tax on foods with high sodium 104 qatar edit tax since january 2019 53 samoa edit samoa passed a soda tax in 1984 63 saudi arabia edit saudi arabia has a 50 sugar tax only on soft and energy drinks since 10 june 2017 and since 1 december 2019 the same tax percentage applies to all sugary drinks 105 106 singapore edit during the national day rally 2017 prime minister lee hsien loong spoke at length on the importance of fighting diabetes he said if you drink soft drinks every day you are overloading your system with sugar and significantly increasing your risk of diabetes our children are most at risk because soft drinks are part of their lifestyle 107 on 4 december 2018 the ministry of health began a consultation exercise to seek public s feedback on four proposed measures to fight diabetes including a ban on high sugar packet drinks and implementation of a sugar tax 108 109 110 on 10 october 2019 the ministry of health chose to ban advertisements of drinks with high sugar content making singapore the first country in the world to do so as well as introduce color coded labels this comes after a public consultation favored these two options out of four the labels will indicate drinks as healthy neutral unhealthy and take into account the amount of sugar and saturated fat contained in drinks among other factors they will be compulsory for unhealthy drinks and optional for healthy ones covering instant drinks soft drinks juices cultured milk and yogurt drinks in bottles cans and packs these measures will take effect sometime in 2020 111 112 south africa edit south africa proposed a sugar sweetened beverages tax in the 2016 south african national government budget 113 south africa introduced a sugar tax on 1 april 2018 the levy was fixed at 2 1 cents per gram of sugar for each gram above 4g per 100ml of sweetened beverage the levy excludes fruit juices despite health professionals warning that fruit juice is as bad for a person as highly sugary drinks 114 in 2022 the government considered extending the tax to fruit juices 6 st helena edit in march 2014 the government of the island of st helena a british overseas territory in the south atlantic announced that it would be introducing an additional import duty of 75 pence per litre on sugar sweetened carbonated drinks with more than 15 grams of sugar per litre 115 the measure was introduced in may 2014 as part of a number of measures to tackle obesity on the island and the resulting high incidence of type 2 diabetes thailand edit sugar tariffs since oct 2017 116 tonga edit tonga has a soda tax 117 united arab emirates edit in october 2017 the united arab emirates introduced a 50 tax on soft drinks and a 100 tax on energy drinks to curb unhealthy consumption of sugary drinks that can lead to diabetes it also added a 100 tax on cigarettes 118 from 1 january 2020 the uae would impose a tax on all products which contains sugar or artificial sweeteners 119 united kingdom edit in the 2016 united kingdom budget the uk government announced the introduction of a sugar tax officially named the soft drinks industry levy the tax came into effect on 6 april 2018 120 beverage manufacturers are taxed according to the volume of sugar sweetened beverages they produce or import the tax is imposed at the point of production or importation in two bands drinks with total sugar content above 5g per 100 millilitres are taxed at 18p per litre and drinks above 8g per 100 millilitres at 24p per litre the measure was estimated to generate an additional 1 billion a year in tax revenue which would be spent on funding for sport in uk schools 121 122 the tax raised 336m in 2019 2020 123 despite not being part of the united kingdom the british soft drinks industry levy came into force on the isle of man on 1 april 2019 because of the common purse agreement 124 it was proposed that pure fruit juices milk based drinks and the smallest producers would not be taxed 125 for other beverages there was an expectation that some manufacturers would voluntarily reduce the sugar content in order to avoid the taxation for example barr s changed the recipe of their best selling irn bru soft drink in 2018 and many long term fans were disappointed at the change to the beloved drink cans and bottles dated before then sold for hundreds of pounds on websites such as ebay following the outcry 125 a 2024 study led by the university of cambridge found that in the 11 months after the implementation of the tax daily sugar consumption from drinks had fallen on average by 3 0g in children and 5 2g in adults 126 a 2025 study found that the tax reduced intake of about 6 600 calories per year per uk resident 80 of which is attributable to reformulation by manufacturers 127 in november 2025 the new labour government announced that the soft drinks industry levy would be widened to also include pre packaged milkshakes coffees and protein drinks as well as lowering the sugar threshold to 4 5g per 100 millilitres the measures were cautiously welcomed by the think tank the food policy institute 128 129 united states edit the united states does not have a nationwide soda tax but taxes have been passed by localities 130 131 a few states also impose excise taxes on bottled soft drinks or on wholesalers manufacturers or distributors of soft drinks 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