Health
A sugar levy would be an investment in the health of our nation and its people – Wellington Times
A 20 per cent levy on all sugary drinks would have a positive flow-on health and economic impact.
When I received my award on the Australia Day weekend, I suggested a multi-pronged approach to curb the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes that’s sweeping the world.
A tax on heavily sugared products was just one of a number of strategies I discussed, and yet that was the one that received all the attention from the press.
Health Minister Greg Hunt immediately dismissed the possibility – indeed, it’s been a delicate issue that neither party has been willing to tackle.
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