US: Soft drinks should carry obesity tax - health commissioner
By Emma Jackson | 17 September 2009
US researchers and health advocates have called for heavier tax on sugary soft drinks in an effort to curb consumption and raise funds for new health programmes.
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US researchers and health advocates have called for heavier tax on sugary soft drinks in an effort to curb consumption and raise funds for new health programmes.

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