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The World Health Organization (WHO) said it supports the proposal to create a Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) of 20% to sugary soft drinks to reduce the consumption of these drinks in Mexico.
According to figures from WHO, on average every Mexican consumes 163 liters (43 gallons) of soda each year, 45 more liters (12 gallons) than a citizen in the United States, making it the first worldwide in buying these drinks.
Maureen Birmingham, representative in Mexico of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), said in a press conference that the proposed tax “is very logical and is based on evidence, not just a law to save lives, but is to alleviate poverty, because these diseases related to being overweight and obesity are causing poverty.”
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