Cameron Does Not Want to Rule Out Sugar Tax in Order to Make Progress on Obesity

08 Jan 2016 --- British Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested he could make a U-turn on introducing a sugar tax on fizzy drinks to the UK.

Cameron speaking at a press conference in Hungary said: "I don't really want to put new taxes onto anything but we do have to recognize that we face potentially in Britain something of an obesity crisis when we look at the effect of obesity on not just diabetes but the effect on heart disease, potentially on cancer."

The PM said the government would come up with a "fully worked-up program" to tackle obesity, with details announced later this year.

He added: "We shouldn't be in the business of ruling things out but obviously putting extra taxes on things is not something I aim to do, it's something I would rather avoid."