In the question given below, a passage/statement is followed by three statements which may or may not strengthen/weaken the assertion made in the passage.
Answer the question as per the direction given. Several public health organisations are urging the government to impose a higher tax on sugary drinks, arguing that it will reduce obesity rates, discourage excessive sugar consumption, and generate revenue for health programs. Critics say such a tax hurts low-income consumers and fails to significantly change long-term behaviour. Which of the following statements, if true, would SUPPORT the tax?
I. A decade-long study in a neighbouring country found that sugary-drink consumption dropped by 25% after a similar tax was introduced.
II. Surveys indicate that low-income households buy sugary drinks at more than twice the rate of high-income households.
III. Health economists report that revenue from the tax could fully fund new nutrition-education programs for schools.