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Medical experts demand imposition of 50% sales tax on sugary drinks

“In Pakistan, the prevalence of diabetes is around 30.8% which is the highest in the world,

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Medics seek imposition of 50% sales tax on SSBs

KARACHI: In a bid to curtail the use of the drinks which are causing diabetes, healthcare professionals and experts Wednesday demanded the imposition of a 50% sales tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.

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Govt urged to resist pressure to reverse tax on beverages - Pakistan

Activists says 10pc duty is low compared to the health cost of obesity and diabetes.

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Health activists aim to stall beverage industry s bid to escape taxation - Newspaper

Say $200m investment offered by industry is at ‘cost of killing people’

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Are beverage companies influencing govt to avoid taxation?

KARACHI: Despite struggling to collect adequate taxes to run the country, the government is unwilling to increase taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages under pressure from powerful companies, health.

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