ROMANIA TO TAX SOFT DRINKS
January 1st, 2010
BY ANCA GURZU
THE ROMANIAN government has promised to introduce a special levy on soft drinks, in what it hails as the world's first junk food tax. A communiqué from the country's health ministry on Tuesday (5/1) said: "The new tax will represent 1% from all fast-food sales, and the funds we will collect will help contribute to the country's health programmes..." It said health minister Attila Czeke had told the ministry's nutrition commission "to establish the exact details of this concept", and officials will be consulting with drinks ...
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