Pricier pop: CISDI highlighted the fact that a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is a cost-effective policy recommendation that could go a long way towards improving people’s health. — The Jakarta Post/ANN
A Jakarta-based public health think tank is making an urgent appeal for the government to impose excise taxes on all packaged sugary beverages flooding the market, on account of the increasing prevalence of diabetes and swelling healthcare spending for obesity-related diseases.
Practical solutions are sought as Indonesia tries to recover from a devastating Covid-19 pandemic that has exposed cracks in its healthcare system, as well as the lack of attention to serious illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes.
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