A World Bank Report ‘Using Taxation to Address Non – Communicable Diseases Lessons from Tonga’ was also launched at the event.
Fa’otusia in his keynote address said Tonga is among the Pacific Island Countries that “probably has the most obese people in the world” and hopefully the newly launched report will assist Tonga.
“The Ministry of Custom and Revenue has been very instrumental in the fight against NCD using tariffs to raise cost of unhealthy food product and tobacco while simultaneously lowering the cost of healthy alternatives.’’
