Evaluating Saudi Arabia’s 50% carbonated drink excise tax: Changes in prices and volume sales

Reem Alsukait, Parke Wilde, Sara N. Bleich, Gitanjali Singh and Sara C. Folta

Economics & Human Biology, 2020, vol. 38, issue C

Abstract: •Saudi Arabia introduced an 50 % ad valorem excise tax on carbonated drinks in 2017.•Carbonated drinks’ tax pass through rate is 110 % (+0.82 Saudi Riyal; p-value <0.05)•Carbonated drink volume sales decreased by 35 % relative to other Arab Gulf states.

Keywords: Soft drink tax; Pass-through rates; Sugar-sweetened beverages; Non-communicable diseases; Saudi Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100868

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