With Mexico leading the world in both childhood obesity and per capita soft drink consumption, the federal legislature is considering a bill that would increase taxes to discourage consumption beer, soft drinks and "junk food." While efforts by at least two California municipal governments to tax businesses that sell sugar-sweetened beverages went down in flames last week, the effort is gaining more traction on a national scale in Mexico. Rep. Jesus Sesma has introduced a bill that would significantly boost tax rates on soft drinks and fast food products linked to Mexico's obesity epidemic.
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