Push for sugar tax reignites after brands caught quietly increasing sugar content in soft drinks

Health officials, and experts are calling for a sugar tax, after brands were caught increasing the sugar content in soft drinks.

Vice President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Danielle McMullen, says the policy proposal is a win-win, and Australia is behind internationally when it comes to a tax.

“Australia is behind, at least 95 other jurisdictions now … We’re lagging the rest of the world now,” she told Heidi Murphy, filling in for Jacqui Felgate.

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