Navajo Nation removes tax on healthy produce, raises tax on junk food in public health effort

‘In December, Berkeley, California, became the first city in the U.S. to pass a soda tax. Navajo Nation, however, is taking this one step further. After almost four years of legislative battle and several attempts, Navajo Nation will become the first place to implement a 2 percent tax on junk food or food items with “minimal-to-no-nutritional value”. The tax will expire and be revised in 2020.

Last year, Navajo implemented an amendment that removed the 5 percent tax on the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables.

For the Dine Community Advocacy Alliance (DCAA), a group made up of volunteers grievously concerned about diabetes and obesity rates on the reservation, the tax is another major achievement.’

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