taxes
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Nigeria sugary drinks tax aims to fight obesity, raise revenue
01st March 2022
To tackle rising rates of obesity and diseases like diabetes, Nigeria adopts a tax on sugary drinks, becoming Africa’s second country to do so.
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Mexico's junk food bans
25th January 2022
Mexico bans junk food marketing to children to prevent chronic diseases like diabetes, overweight and obesity.
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New report calls for excise taxes to prevent NCDs
15th April 2019
Over 50m premature deaths could be prevented if countries implemented excise tax increases large enough to raise prices of tobacco, alcohol & sugary beverages by 50% over the next 50 years.