4 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁St ▁Hel ena , ▁a ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic , ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁introdu cing ▁an ▁additional ▁import ▁duty ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁p ence ▁per ▁lit re ▁on ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁carbon ated ▁drink s ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁gr ams ▁of ▁sugar ▁per ▁lit re . ▁The ▁measure ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁measures ▁to ▁tack le ▁ob es ity ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁high ▁inc idence ▁of ▁type ▁ 2 ▁di ab etes . ▁ ▁T ong a ▁T ong a ▁has ▁a ▁s oda ▁tax . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Me at ▁tax ▁ ▁F at ▁tax ▁ ▁Tob acco ▁tax ▁ ▁P ig ov ian ▁tax ▁ ▁Sin ▁Tax ▁ ▁Li qu id ▁C andy ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁countries ▁by ▁Body ▁Mass ▁Index ▁( B MI ) ▁ ▁Sug ary ▁Dr inks ▁Port ion ▁Cap ▁Rule ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Rud d ▁Center ▁for ▁Food ▁Policy ▁and ▁Ob es ity ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁ ▁UN ES DA ▁Indust ry ▁Op in ion ▁on ▁a ▁S oda ▁Tax ▁ ▁O un ces ▁of ▁Pre vention ▁– ▁The ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Case ▁for ▁Tax es ▁on ▁Sug ared ▁B ever ages : ▁" Pers pective " ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Journal ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁by ▁Kelly ▁Brown ell ▁and ▁Tom ▁Fried en ▁ ▁W