Sugar tax rejected again on back of new report

Colin Bettles
Updated February 20 2017 - 5:03pm, first published 4:38pm
Sugar tax rejected again on back of new report
Sugar tax rejected again on back of new report

FRESH debate has erupted among federal parliamentarians and lobby groups over the merits of implementing a sugar tax to help reduce a national obesity epidemic and curtail junk food consumption.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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