{
  "id": 16252786,
  "title": "Analysis: A sugar excise too small to matter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/analysis-a-sugar-excise-too-small-to-matter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T00:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/24/analysis-a-sugar-excise-too-small-to-matter.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is planned from the second half of 2027, the government has said, after making similar promises almost every year since 2022. The levy is expected to raise Rp 1.7 trillion (US$95 million), while diabetes care alone cost the national health insurance an estimated Rp 12.6 trillion in 2024. At its planned scale, the proposed levy risks falling short as both a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}