Junk food taxes not the answer for childhood obesity: Report

Junk food taxes not the answer for childhood obesity: Report A Productivity Commission report, “Childhood Obesity: an Economic Perspective”, released this Monday said that junk food taxes were not a cure for childhood obesity. It read, “Bans or taxes on particular energy-dense nutrient-poor foods, for example, face design difficulties, affect all consumers regardless of their […]

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