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Sugary drink taxes could be threatened by Trump administration, experts sayl - Trump's team, which includes head of biggest soda lobby, and a Republican Congress could side with beverage industry and undo progress, advocates warnk' - Six new laws for taxes on sugary drinks were passed in the US in 2016. But advocates for the preventive health measures are warning that the Trump administration could threaten or even reverse momentum' - In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged all nations to consider a sugary drink tax to curb obesity, cut health care costs and increase revenue for health services. WHO has found that a 20% increase in price led to fewer people consuminge sugary drinks. It said taxes would have the greatest positive impact on the young and people with low incomes' 9 Does price elasticity matter to policy objectives regarding tax revenue raised and reduction of soda consumption? How so?+' - The WHO'S stated aims for a soda tax are: \"to curb obesity, cut health care costs and increase revenue for health services.\" How does a soda tax meet the objectives i; e a. raising tax revenue9 b. curbing obesity? What factors do these objectives depend on?@