Would a sugar tax really cut down obesity levels?

Rising price of alcohol has not impacted how much we drink, but makes us an expensive place to visit. So how will a sugar tax work? Paul Mills reports

IT is easy to believe that the Government, via the Revenue Commissioners, has only one objective and that is to take as much money from us as it can.

It does so in the guise of obtaining funds to provide services and infrastructure and as a means of regulating our behaviour.