Joyce rejects sugar toll and warns about taxing “immoral” foods

Colin Bettles
Updated September 19 2017 - 1:42pm, first published 11:08am
Federal Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Federal Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce.

FRESH demands for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to help tackle Australia’s growing obesity epidemic have been rejected by farm industry groups and politicians.

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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