"France's top constitutional body on Wednesday approved aMaybe some folks would be better off if sugary drinks were more stigmatized
new tax on sugary drinks that aims to fight obesity while
giving a boost to state coffers.
"...The new soda tax is...part of the government's fight against obesity...
it was passed in parliament last week.
"The tax has been slammed by beverage firms including Coca-Cola,
which in September said it was suspending a planned 17-million-euro
investment at a plant in the south of France in "a symbolic protest
against a tax that punishes our company and stigmatises our products."
than they are. Jim, my HVAC contractor, recently told me he'd lost 45 lbs, all
belly fat, after giving up his 10-sodas-a-day habit.
10 sodas per day? Really?
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