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Britain's
Prime Minister David Cameron © Dan Kitwood / Pool / Reuters
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Prime Minister David
Cameron has shunned a controversial 20 percent tax on sugar aimed at addressing
obesity in Britain without even reading the official report backing the
measures. Campaigners have called the move a “stitch-up.” A report from Public Health England, teased to
the Commons Health Select Committee on Wednesday, demonstrated the tax would
discourage individuals from buying sugary food and beverages associated with
weight gain.
One
government source said Cameron considered the tax a “blunt weapon” which would
hit poor families and make food more expensive.
