An extra 10c on a bottle of Coke will change everything, doncha know. @1petermartin @smh @theage
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Look at what an extra 2 cents on a litre of leaded petrol did
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Yes, that & cars that only take unleaded petrol. Would a govt levy a tax on sugar drinks high enough to change behaviour? Hmm.
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It's in the cars that took both that the surtax on leaded had a big effect. For its proposal Grattan's estimate is 15%.
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Fair point. Thanks!
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yep and just like with smoking it will work to improve human welfare Bernard.
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@1petermartin@smh@theage so... what about the stuff that naturally has sugar like orange juice. Idiots -
The Grattan Institute would not place a surtax on it. It includes other nutrients
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so if coke adds nutrients it would also avoid.

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If it had no added sugar, yes. Otherwise, its sugar content would be taxeedpic.twitter.com/9KNIwpV639
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@1petermartin@smh@theage@TristanEdis you're pro carbon tax, Bernard - where do you draw the line on Pigouvian taxes ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@1petermartin tax sports drink, which people drink while excercising to be healthier and thus save tax $. Fucking wow.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@1petermartin@smh@theage Decoy action to distract us from this bungle.pic.twitter.com/EyiIig78Dx
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