Lee floats idea of imposing sugar levy
A shopper puts bags of brown sugar in his cart at a supermarket in Seoul on Jan. 28, 2026. President Lee Jae Myung proposed the idea of imposing a "sugar levy" to help curb sugar intake and bolster public health care funding, citing a similar levy on tobacco. (Yonhap)
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