Bulgaria: Dentists want to introduce a tax on harmful foods

In Bulgaria, too, the question of taxing harmful foods with an additional tax - in this case, those containing sugar - was raised. The idea was proposed by the chairman of the Bulgarian Dental Union, Dr. Nikolay Sharkov, to the BNR. The last such proposals were ten years ago. The World Health Organization recommends that we do our best to limit our daily intake of sugar by 10%. The Bulgarian consumes 42 kg of sugar per year, comments Sharkov. He recalled that sugar is everywhere - in bread, in some medicines, etc. "They started putting sugar in bread as well, the pharmaceutical industry also uses sugar," the specialist pointed out. 50 countries have introduced a tax on drinks with added sugar and on foods containing sugar. Among them are Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Portugal, Poland and others, the head of the class organization gave an example. He announced that the dental union will raise the issue of introducing such a tax in our country as well. Bulgaria is among the countries ...