Sugar, Sugar?

UK medics and health workers linked the sugar in 'soft' drinks, to tooth decay; obesity; type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A widely-supported 'sugar tax' was consequently introduced in 2018. This has generated £300m each year. More importantly, the tax led to a 30% reduction in the sugar content of 'soft' drinks. Reducing the sugar = less tax (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/19/truss-plan-to-axe-sugar-tax-runs-into-legal-and-parliamentary-hitches). The UK government (under new management) now plans to axe the sugar tax, arguing that 'treats' should simply be a matter of individual choice. This is presumably even if this means picking up the dental and medical bills? Axing the tax, however, may not actually prove very easy. The tax is supported by most scientists, health workers and even a majority of Members of Parliament. It's not often a government expresses a desire to make its voters sicker!