California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks agoCould a sugary-drink tax fund San Jose's parks? Voters may decide in 2026.
San Jose may propose a sugary-drink or parcel tax to raise funds (about $27M/year) to address a $500M+ parks maintenance backlog.
Mexico is one of the world's top consumers of sugary drinks, with Mexicans consuming on average 166 litres of soda per year. This has had a devastating impact on the country's health: one in three Mexican children are overweight or obese while, at 100,000 deaths a year, diabetes is the nation's second-leading cause of death. 'It's deadlier than the drugs trade,' said Viri Rios, a Mexican public policy analyst.