Respondents who viewed the sugar tax as detrimental Singapore 2019 by income level

According to a survey conducted in Singapore in July 2019, around 30 percent of the respondents who were low-income earners were of the view that the implementation of a sugar tax would be detrimental. By comparison, 24 percent of the respondents who were high-income earners thought that the sugar tax implementation would be detrimental. In December 2018, the Singaporean Ministry of Health began a consultation exercise to seek the public's feedback on measures to fight diabetes, which included a ban on high-sugar packet drinks and the implementation of a sugar tax in Singapore.

根据2019年7月在新加坡进行的一项调查，约30%的低收入受访者认为实施糖税将产生不利影响。相比之下，24%的高收入受访者认为糖税的实施将产生不利后果。2018年12月，新加坡卫生部启动了一项公众咨询活动，旨在征求公众对防治糖尿病措施的意见，其中包括禁止高糖包装饮料和实施新加坡糖税。