Sugary Drink Tax Hike Postponed

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Sept 20 (TNA) – The cabinet resolved to delay a third-phase increase in the sugary drink tax for six months to avoid worsening financial burdens on people.

 

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the tax hike would be postponed from Oct 1 this year to March 31 next year to curb the cost of living.

 

Otherwise, the private sector would pass the bigger tax burden on to consumers.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1021503

 

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[ChrisY1]

Would this have much to do with CPF owning thousands of rai of cane farms....well..of course not!

[pattjock]

It would make sense if it was a tax on rice, vegetables, eggs, pork or chicken. To delay a tax on Coca-Cola is just ridiculous.

[Yorkshire Tea]

Surely the tax hike is to deter people from drinking too much sugary drinks, so the high price would be good!

Edited September 20, 2022 by Yorkshire Tea

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

Way too much sugar in the bottled teas, I'd say about 100% too much. You could water them down with a bottled water of the same size, and the resulting mixture would then have about the proper sweetness. Hah.

 

Years ago, on my out from school, I ran into one of the parents who happened to speak English, wanting to meet the new farang. We chatted a bit and I ran the above sentiment by them, with which he strongly concurred. He was convinced that the massive sugar in the drinks was a govt plot to dumb down the nation's kids, as studies have shown that it lowers IQ levels, and thus they're banned from his house. I saw no reason to disagree.

[Bday Prang]

Considering the damage caused by this addictive substance, the silence from all the "concerned members" is actually deafening when compared to the current debate on cannabis,

 Where are all the horror stories and the peer reviewed evidence relating to sugar ?  Where are all the people worrying about its detrimental effects on the youth,  Its not like the evidence doesn't exist, and there is no shortage of diseases for which it is responsible,  diabetes is a horrible chronic disease and tooth decay is also highly unpleasant and irreversible . 

Sugar is not needed in any food but for some reason it is added to all food ,  why is this  happening and why is it allowed  ??  I would imagine that the damage caused by sugar  is a bigger burden on society than the damage caused by all illegal drugs put together

Sugar should be banned as a food  additive and should only be allowed for use in the production of alcohol 

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Surely the tax hike is to deter people from drinking too much sugary drinks, so the high price would be good!

no need to tax it    just ban it

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, pattjock said:

It would make sense if it was a tax on rice, vegetables, eggs, pork or chicken. To delay a tax on Coca-Cola is just ridiculous.

Yet somewhat predictable

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Would this have much to do with CPF owning thousands of rai of cane farms....well..of course not!

that is just a coincidence , of course. lol

[Bday Prang]

On the whole it is a very good example of how the vested interests of large companies and certain individuals take precedence over public health. 

[ed strong]

Perhaps Buddhas diabetes isn't as bad as they first thought.

 

The red Fantas will be continued to be donated.

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The cabinet resolved to delay a third-phase increase in the sugary drink tax for six months to

as a mark of gratitude to the big companies contributing to their retirement fund.

[Iamfalang]

Obesity is NOT  a problem you clowns!!!!

 

Obesity results in people making BILLIONS........capitalism and addiction at work!

 

This planet is full of weak - minded sheep who put sugar on the top of icing because a cake isn't a cake without a glass of liquid cane sugar.

 

Sugar will help me for minutes....then I crash...more sugar is there!!!

 

if we cared about humans, we would act.......but then who would go to the hospitals?!!!!!  

[edwinchester]

"I would imagine that the damage caused by sugar  is a bigger burden on society than the damage caused by all illegal drugs put together

Sugar should be banned as a food  additive and should only be allowed for use in the production of alcohol"

 

Alcohol is also a bigger burden on society than the damage caused by all illegal drugs put together as well. If you want to totally ban sugar makes sense to ban alcohol too.

 

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Alcohol is also a bigger burden on society than the damage caused by all illegal drugs put together as well. If you want to totally ban sugar makes sense to ban alcohol too.

Why stop there? Kill off a few more industries deemed burdens that generate billions!

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The cabinet resolved to delay a third-phase increase in the sugary drink tax for six months to avoid worsening financial burdens on people

It's for their health... but hey ho, let the hospitals sort out the trouble later down the road.

[KhunLA]

Good, higher taxes on sugary drinks & cigs, as I don't use.

 

ME ME ME ... lower the tax on alcohol, or at least freeze it ????

[edwinchester]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Why stop there? Kill off a few more industries deemed burdens that generate billions!

I was responding to his call on a total sugar ban and what some may see as a logical follow on with the banning on alcohol.

Personally I would not want to see the banning of either just the encouragement of moderate and healthy consumption. A tax rate on both is part of that encouragement.

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

It's for their health... but hey ho, let the hospitals sort out the trouble later down the road.

If the biggest majority of people started to look after their health. no smoking, moderate alcohol. moderate sugar intake. exercise regularly, etc, etc, what would that do to the bigwigs in the medical professions offshore bank accounts?

[Burma Bill]

20 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Would this have much to do with CPF owning thousands of rai of cane farms.

with respect, to my knowledge the CP group is not a major player in Thailand's sugar industry. Where I lived in Isaan, everything linked to sugar was owned by the Mitr Phol Company, which must now be "rubbing its hands"!

Reference Wikipedia:

 

Mitr Phol Sugar Corp is a privately owned group of companies, mainly owned by the Vongkusolkit family..........Mitr Phol is ranked as the world's fifth largest sugar producer,^[2] and the largest producer in Asia.......... It is Thailand's largest sugar producer and the second largest in China..........  Mitr Phol has operations and investments in Lao PDR, Cambodia, and most recently Australia. In Thailand, Mitr Phol has six sugar mills, .....................The locations are:

• Suphan Buri Province (Mitr Phol Danchang mill)
• Sing Buri Province (Sing Buri mill)
• Chaiyaphum Province (Mitr Phol Phu Khieo mill)
• Khon Kaen Province (Mitr Phol Phu Viang mill)
• Kalasin Province (Mitr Phol Kalasin mill)
• Loei Province (Mitr Phol Phu Luang mill)
• Khon Kaen Province (Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate) (under construction)