The Australian Medical Association has renewed calls for the nation to follow the lead of 85 countries and jurisdictions and impose a tax on sugar.
It released a new report showing 85 global jurisdictions have already implemented one.
The doctors' lobby group has renewed calls for the impost, releasing a new report showing another 40 global jurisdictions have introduced a sugar tax since June 2021, taking the total to 85. "That will mean just a 16-cent increase to the price of a regular can of fizzy drink, but for that, you'll get a great health outcome," she said.
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