20 May 2019 --- Soda taxes generate net benefits to society, and if the US were to implement a nation-wide tax, it would yield US$7 billion per year. This is according to an economic assessment based on an analysis of health benefits and consumer behavior. The work highlights that a tax would bring advantages similar to those of long-standing cigarette taxes. Moving forward, the US should consider a nation-wide – as opposed to state-by-state – tax to boost health outcomes and save in medical costs, the assessment concludes.
