Sugary drink tax Michael Bloomberg of orchestrating the controversial bill from overseas. In late October 2013, the Mexican Senate approved a 1 MXN per litre tax (around 0.08 USD) on sodas, along with a 5% tax on junk food. Research has shown that Mexico's sugary drinks tax reduced soft drink consumption. According to a 2016 study published in "BMJ", annual sales of sodas in Mexico declined 6% in 2014 after the introduction of the soda tax. Monthly sales figures for December 2014 were down 12% on the previous two years. Households with the fewest resources had an average reduction in purchases of 9%
City of Brighton City of Brighton The City of Brighton was a local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1859 until 1994. Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859. It annexed some land in Elwood and Elsternwick in 1870, and became a town on 18 March 1887. It annexed from the City of Moorabbin on 3 April 1912, and on 12 March 1919, it was proclaimed a city. From 1861 onwards, Thomas Bent was associated with the council, being its mayor on several