Tags sugary drinks Sugary drink tax adds to burden on struggling businesses, industry insiders say Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 Many companies in the sector have reduced production by 20-30 per cent, leading to workforce cuts and lower incomes. Some businesses, despite having annual budgets in the billions of đồng, have been forced to close their doors. Careful consideration of special consumption tax on sugary drinks urged Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 Nguyen Quoc Viet, Deputy Director of the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, said production and business remain difficult.