17 Oct 2016 --- Portugal is the latest country to introduce a tax on sugary soft drinks with government plans to bring in a levy next year which will see increase the cost of a 330ml soda increase by around 5.5 cents and raise €80 million for public health. The country’s socialist government made the announcement just a few days after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged government’s around the world to adopt sugar legislation in the global fight against obesity and the associated health problems, claiming that rolling out such laws will curtail sugar consumption and cut diabetes rates.
