A soda¹ tax, sugar tax or soft drink tax is a tax or surcharge on soft drinks specific to the promotion² of reduced overall sugar consumption.

“糖税”是指针对软饮料征收的一种税收或附加费，目的是使人们减少对含糖饮品的摄入。

 

In most forms the tax is designed to discourage the production, importation and purchase of carbonated, uncarbonated, sports and energy drinks, with excess levels of added sugar. Sugar in such sweetened beverages³ can be in the form of sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup⁴, or other caloric sweeteners.

在大多数情况下，“糖税”用来减少含糖量较高的碳酸饮料、非碳酸饮料、和运动能量型饮料的生产、进口及购买。这些含糖饮料中的糖分包括蔗糖、高果糖浆、或其他富含卡路里的甜味剂。

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