Delivering an address on behalf of the 30-member coalition at the ‘Press Briefing to Expose False Industry Narratives on SSB Tax’, yesterday, in Lagos, Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa , Akinbode Oluwafemi, recalled that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration introduced the N10/litre Sugar-Sweetened Beverages tax through the Finance Act 2011 on carbonated drinks and sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages produced, imported, distributed and...
Besides, the coalition wants government to begin necessary engagements towards enacting a policy to ensure that the SSB tax is dedicated to public health coupled with massive education on dangers of over-consumption of sweetened beverages. “The Federal Government has consistently maintained that SSB tax is pro-health and aimed at reducing over-consumption of sugary drinks to lower the burden of non-communicable diseases .
Stating that with more than 12 million people recorded to be obese in Nigeria and current number of those aware of their diabetic status put at 11 million Nigerians, the SSB tax remains a commendable approach and effective tool of government to tackle the impending pandemic.
Nigeria were are we heading to...other revenues that has been existing before now what has it done to the same sector you want to send this one to the same sector again if the other revenue's has not affected the sector positively how will these N10 make any difference....hmmmmm