Beverages industry praises itself for turning politicians away from sugar tax

By Esther Han
Updated November 6 2017 - 9:48am, first published October 25 2017 - 1:08pm
A can of sugar being poured out. Diet. Can. Soda. Soft drink. obesity. fat. Photo from Shutterstock.
A can of sugar being poured out. Diet. Can. Soda. Soft drink. obesity. fat. Photo from Shutterstock.
Geoff Park, CEO of the Australian Beverages Council
Geoff Park, CEO of the Australian Beverages Council

The soft drink industry said its fight against a sugar tax was "consuming vast amounts of resources", but by lobbying politicians and bureaucrats it had managed to keep the policy off the table.