WHO and Unicef ask govt to impose sugary drinks tax


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 18 Oct 2018

PETALING JAYA: Unicef and World Health Organisation (WHO) are recommending that a tax be imposed on sugary drinks.

In a joint statement, WHO representative to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore, Dr Lo Ying Ru, and Unicef representative to Malaysia and Special Representative to Brunei, Marianne Clark-Hattingh, said such a tax would have both fiscal and health benefits.

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