Government is planing to implement sugar tax to control the growing incidence of diabetes in the country. Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverages will be taxed higher and subjected to tougher advertising norms. The health ministry and the central food safety regulators are working on a proposal to cut consumption of unhealthy food and beverages, mainly among children as these are known to be responsible for the burden of diabetes cases and obesity.
Do you think this will make people cut down their sugar consumption? Source- Times of India
