Düsseldorf

Early international experiences show positive effects on the sugar content of beverages, purchasing behavior, and certain health indicators. A long-term decline in new diabetes cases as a result of such a tax, however, has not yet been sufficiently demonstrated. Therefore it must be accompanied by professional evaluation and analysis.

— Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, Director of the Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf and Scientific Director of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), on the sugar tax.

I am healthy and in good spirits, but linguistically somewhat impaired.

— Herbert Reul, in a personal statement at the start of a session of the NRW state parliament's Interior Committee