Republican bills put taxpayer-funded junk food on the chopping block
Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...
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From homes to hospitals, unhealthy food is everywhere and that makes it hard to avoid
combined with restrictions on marketing unhealthy products to children and taxes on unhealthy foods. Canada will follow suit with front-of-package labels in January 2026, but policy change in ...
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‘No plan to impose new taxes on food’
# WITH 71 percent of Bahamian adults overweight, the Davis administration tabled a bill aimed at curbing non-communicable diseases through tougher food regulations and the option to tax unhealthy ...
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Expect tax on unhealthy food
which are subject to the tax,” he said, adding that more unhealthy food items were expected to be taxed. He said he supported the move to create a healthier society, although he warned about ...
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‘No plan to impose new taxes on food’
WITH 71 percent of Bahamian adults overweight, the Davis administration tabled a bill aimed at curbing non-communicable diseases through tougher food regulations and the option to tax unhealthy ...