The Legislature this week agreed to use nearly $500 million in surtax revenue to deliver a major boost to K-12 school funding ...

The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the ...

That soda or energy drink in your hand might be doing more than quenching your thirst—it could be fuelling a global health crisis. That’s why, on Thursday, July 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is again urging countries to raise prices on goods such as alcohol and sugary drinks.

ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - Italy's contested tax on sugary drinks will be postponed again and will not come into force before early 2026, the co-ruling League party said on Friday.

The Legislative Yuan’s Finance Committee yesterday passed a draft amendment to the Commodity Tax Act (貨物稅條例) that would exempt sugar-free drinks from taxes, in an effort to promote health. Lawmakers ...

I have participated in the festival from time to time with my cookbooks, but last week I was able to relish in being a spectator at select events. Of particular pertinence to this column was the ...

"They could really be sitting as a leader for health in Canada at this time." The tax in Newfoundland and Labrador added 20 cents per litre to sweetened drinks. This includes fruit-flavoured juices, ...

Their report says per-capita sales of sugar-sweetened drinks declined by 11.6 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador after the tax came into effect, compared with a 6.7 per cent drop in the ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed that the $172 million projection for taxpayer costs to rehab White Stadium came from an internal city document, as revealed by her opponent Josh Kraft, but said ...

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft said White Stadium renovation costs for taxpayers have ballooned from $10.5 million to more than $170 million, a claim he says is backed up by internal city esti… ...