Tax Sugary Drinks

Tax sugary drinks. They're doing it all over the world. We can't fall behind in health too, our growth is bad enough, and we can't afford the drag on growth of unhealthy Jamaicans or the cost of healthcare. Too many diseases linked to sugar - diabetes, heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer. From the young to the old.
-RG

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