'Eat less, exercise': Joyce rules out supporting call for sugar tax

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce (AAP)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce (AAP) Source: AAP

The latest proposal for a sugar tax on soft drinks has received a mixed response. New data from social researchers follows a call earlier in the year from the World Health Organisation urging countries to tax sugary drinks. It is estimated obesity costs Australian taxpayers around $5.3 billion each year.



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