Department strategies to researchstudy a salt tax

Collection to imitate sweet beverages levy PUBLISHED : 15 Aug 2023 at 05: 50 A salt tax would be gathered through a progressive rate, beginning with processed food items such as immediate noodles, treats and frozen food. (Photo: Patipat Janthong) The Excise Department is preparation a researchstudy of salt tax collection steps after the success of the “sweet tax” on sugar-sweetened drinks carriedout in 2017 to shift customer and market behaviour towards making muchhealthier options, states director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas. A salt tax would be imposed likewise to the tax on sweet drinks, increasing proportionally based on the level of salt utilized, he stated. The levy would be gathered bymeansof a progressive rate, beginning with processed food items such as immediate noodles, treats and frozen food, stated Mr Ekniti. Consuming t
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