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It would be interesting to see the effect of a sweetness tax. See if the manufacturers can make desirable beverages that don’t taste so sweet (and don’t have whatever effect triggering sweetness receptors so intensely has).


In Poland there's a tax for both sugary and artificially sweetened drinks since 2021. Also caffeine and taurine.

In one year the effect for beverages over all was 36% raise in proce and 20% drop in sales. Surprisingly sales of energy drinks rose by 4%.

Caffeine drinks can't be sold to non-adults now so that probably dropped too.

In two years 60% of beverages altered their ingredients. Tax income was less than you expected.




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