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Bookmark or Share- World Bank Global SSB Tax DatabaseThe Global SSB Tax Database is an open source of data on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax designs worldwide. It is intended to support research, inform policy decisions, and guide the development of SSB taxation best practice.
- Sales of sugary drinks fell in cities with soda taxes, study finds ...Sugary drink taxes are designed to discourage purchases to curb consumption. In 2019, both the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatricians officially endorsed soda...
- WHO calls on countries to tax sugar-sweetened beverages to save livesToday, WHO released its first-ever global tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Currently, at least 85 countries implement some type of SBB taxation. The WHO manual highlights the experiences of countries who have successfully implemented the tax, including Mexico, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
- How taxing sugary drinks affects a community's health and economyMaking Sen$e Oct 4, 2018 5:57 PM EDT. Ever since Berkeley, California, implemented the nation’s first sugary drink tax in November 2014, paving the way for similar taxes across the country,...
- Sugary drink tax improves health, lowers health care costs4 min. read Published April 21, 2023. Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local “soda tax” went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money, a new study by UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley found.
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