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Farid Farid

UNCOVERED: Sugar levy a must for next govt experts | History Defined

Health experts want the next federal government to introduce a 20 per cent sugar tax on soft drinks. (AAP)

A tax on soft drinks might be the only way to stop Australians drinking nearly 2.5 billion litres of fizzy drinks a year, health authorities say.

A group of prominent public health bodies wants the next federal government to introduce a 20 per cent levy to drive consumption down by about 31 per cent over four years.

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