Colombian lawmakers omit evidence in bid to repeal healthy food taxes

Colombian legislators Daniel Briceño and Carol Borda are pushing to repeal taxes on ultra-processed foods, omitting international evidence that such taxes reduce consumption linked to chronic diseases and have no measurable impact on small retailers. The claim that repeal is justified lacks supporting data, while the evidence base for the taxes remains robust. This matters as it could weaken public-health policy in Colombia and set a precedent for similar tax rollbacks in the region.