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UK to propose tax on soft sugary drinks

Health concerns lead to the possibility of levying a tax on drinks considered high in calories.
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2013 08:51

Soft drinks promise to refresh, energise and give you an unbeatable feeling, but health campaigners say they make you obese. Now the UK is planning to tax sugary drinks in the name of public health.

Al Jazeera's Rory Challands explains.

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