Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum say introduction of the tax could also reduce health and social care spending by £10m a yearA sugar tax on sweetened drinks would save 3.7 million people from fitting obese over the next 10 years,reducing their chances of illness and saving the NHS millions of pounds, according to a new study.
The report, and from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum,an alliance that works on the prevention of heart disease, stroke and other conditions, and says that by 2025 the tax could reduce health and social care spending by £10m a year.
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Source: theguardian.com