Having long backed policies to combat high rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), The Gleaner supports the government’s decision to impose a special consumption tax (SCT) on pre-packaged sweetened beverages. It has been long in coming. However, as we noted previously, the announcement by Finance Minister Fayval Williams a fortnight ago, shouldn’t be the end of the process, if the move is indeed more than a revenue-raising exercise, but is underpinned by public health considerations.