食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊 據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，墨西哥總統(tǒng)培尼亞 （Enrique Pena Nieto）提議對(duì)含糖飲料征稅以控制該國(guó)肥胖癥的蔓延。培尼亞把此稅收比喻成一個(gè)國(guó)家性的"醫(yī)療稅收",因?yàn)槟鞲绶逝职Y患者人數(shù)巨全世界第二。

    部分原文報(bào)道如下：

    The Mexican government proposed penalizing sugary beverages with a special tax in an effort to contain twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, attempting to join countries such as France and Hungary in taxing sweet drinks in the name of public health.

    President Enrique Pena Nieto's tax overhaul unveiled on Sunday targets all sugar-sweetened beverages, not just soda, in a country where seven of 10 adults are either overweight or obese. An estimated 15% of people over age 20 have adult-onset diabetes.

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