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Increase taxes on sugar beverages to prevent diabetes, Pakistan urged By Diabetes body urges Pakistan to raise taxes on sugar beverages. The increased tax aims to reduce burden of diabetes on individuals and families affected by diabetes and to do more to prevent diabetes in population. Currently, about 19.4 million people in Pakistan have diabetes. KARACHI: Pakistan has been recommended to seriously consider increasing the taxes on sugar beverages in its upcoming budget to prevent diabetes among people. The recommendation comes from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). We support the request of the Diabetic Association of Pakistan to increase excise duty on sugar-sweetened beverages to 20% and broaden the category beyond its current definition to include juices, energy drinks, flavoured milk, iced tea and other drinks sweetened with added sugars,” IDF President Prof Andrew Boulton and President-elect Prof Akhtar Hussain said in a joint letter to the government o

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