A Small Victory on the Global Spread of Soda Taxes

Earlier this month, an independent panel advising the World Health Organization (WHO) defied expectations. Instead of recommending that nations across the globe tax sugary drinks, the panel stopped just short, due to pressure from the United States. The WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases was charged with providing suggestions on how to reduce premature deaths from diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. One such idea, pushed by many countries and the WHO itself, was a tax on sugary drinks, following the models created by Mexico, France, and Britain. However, the Trump administration argued against recommending the tax, as the research has demonstrated that these type of taxes are ineffective. We at the Tax Foundation have written often about the flaws of taxing sugary beverages. As it turns out, while sugary drinks can have negative health benefits if you drink too many, so can a lot of other things. A study done in 2010 by Yale…

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