The Irish Dental Association will discuss the possibility of a sugar tax being introduced in Ireland at their annual conference in Galway today.
In the UK, the British Chancellor George Osborne, recently announced plans to introduce a sugar tax on producers of sugar-added soft drinks over the next two years.
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However, the Irish Dental Association says the focus should be on encouraging people to reduce the volume and frequency of sugar they consume and not on how much they pay for it.
