Number of children drinking sugary drinks daily drops by 70%
A sugar tax is expected to be brought in next year.
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A sugar tax is expected to be brought in next year.
The move is aimed at bringing the company more in line with a new healthy image.
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The city had gone to court seeking a reversal of an earlier decision to block the ban, which was the controversial brainchild of former mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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A new study shows that drinking one can of a sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of diabetes by a fifth.
The ban had been expected and has been welcomed by the city’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Senator Catherine Noone says she carried out a price survey in more than 100 Dublin pubs and found that customers were being charged more per litre for water and soft drinks than for beer and stout.
Ireland has one of the highest per capita soft drinks consumption in the western world – we drink an average of at least one 330ml can of fizzy drink a day.
The tax on sugar and artificial sweeteners will add around 2c to the price of a can. The levy will be used to combat obesity.