Sugary drinks in Vietnam will be subject to an 8% excise tax starting in early 2027 and 10% from 2028, according to the adjusted Excise Tax Law, passed by the parliament on Saturday. Vietnamese ...

A similar public health effort to improve health by increasing taxes on soda has split experts, with researchers at the University of California in Berkeley finding such moves decrease consumption in ...

The Massachusetts Legislature voted on Thursday to set the annual sales tax holiday for Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10. During the holiday, a suspension of the state’s 6.25% sales tax ...

Dear Abby: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a “tester” cake ...

June 12, 2025. HANOI – As non-communicable diseases linked to sugar-sweetened beverages continue to rise, Dr Angela Pratt, WHO Representative in Việt Nam, has outlined key measures to curb their ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ar. - The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is granting the Arkansas Governor's SNAP waiver.

President Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate taxes on tips may sound like a windfall for service workers, ... Boston University. Jun 11, 2025. Preview this article 1 min.

Te Marae Ora, Ministry of Health is working on a proposal to increase tax on alcohol and sugary drinks aiming to reduce the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Cook Islands. To continue ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is granting the Arkansas governor's SNAP waiver.

Back in 2018, stung by multiple losses at the ballot box, this self-serving industry secretly cut a deal that put a 12-year moratorium on sugary drink taxes, aiming to take away the ability of ...

If you drink sugar in the form of sodas, fruit juices, or energy drinks, you may raise your risk of type 2 diabetes more than you do with sweet foods, a new large meta-analysis found. [ 1 ] ...

BOSTON — Eight Massachusetts residents have been charged in the theft of U.S. Treasury tax refund checks totaling more than $8.8 million in 2023 and 2024, the U.S. Attorney said Friday. Six of the ...