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How to Set up an Effective Food Tax? Comment on “Food Taxes: A New Holy Grail?”

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Whereas public information campaigns have failed to reverse the rising trend in obesity, economists support food taxes as they suggest they can force individuals to change their eating behavior and make the agro-food industry think more about healthy food products. Excise taxes based on the unhealthy nutrient content would be more effective since they impact more on unhealthy food products than VAT (value-added-tax) taxes. Taxes based only on junk food products would avoid perverse effects on healthy nutrient. However, as eating behavior of consumers is complex, a modeling analysis would allow to assess unexpected effects on other unhealthy nutrients or products.

Source: International Journal of Health Policy and Management

DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2013.45

Author: Céline Bonnet

Institutions: Université Toulouse-I-Capitole, Toulouse School of Economics, Université de Toulouse

Language: English

Topic: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2030974973