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Top Story May 23, 2021 KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHS,R&C) has recommended the Finance Ministry to raise the taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) including carbonated drinks in the coming budget to make them inaccessible to masses due to their health hazards, The News has learnt. “Yes. The Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has sent a recommendation to the Finance Minister to raise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages on the request from health experts, especially eminent diabetologists of Pakistan”, an official of the NHS,R&C confirmed on Saturday. The National Health Services official, who requested anonymity, said the Dr Faisal Sultan decided to recommend for increasing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and carbonated drinks after the Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) wrote letters to health authorities as well as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials, requesting them

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