NEWSMAX: President Enrique Pena Nieto’s plan to tax sugary drinks to curb Mexico’s obesity epidemic earned him praise Tuesday from New York’s mayor and health advocates but soda makers slammed it as ineffective.
Pena Nieto wants Mexicans to pay an extra peso (almost 8 US cents) for every liter of sweetened drink in a country that guzzles more soft drinks than any other and rivals the United States for the dubious honor of world’s most obese nation.
If Congress approves the tax, Mexico would join France in introducing a special levy on sodas… (more)
