Colombia levies higher tax on sugary drinks, junk foods
The sugar industry in Colombia employs 286,000 people, and after the new tax was approved sugar barons hit back with multiple lawsuits.
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Several other Latin American nations have levied taxes on sugary drinks as a public health policy. JOEL SAGET/AFP/AFP via Getty Images
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Colombia on Wednesday began levying a tax on sugary drinks and ultra processed foods, a policy designed to reduce soaring rates of obesity.
The tax, approved by Congress at