The taxation of unhealthy energy-dense foods (EDFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs): An overview of patterns observed in the policy content and policy context of 13 case studies

Luc Louis Hagenaars, Patrick Paulus Theodoor Jeurissen and Niek Sieds Klazinga

Health Policy, 2017, vol. 121, issue 8, 887-894

Abstract: Taxation of energy-dense foods (EDFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is increasingly of interest as a novel public health and fiscal policy instrument. However academic interest in policy determinants has remained limited. We address this paucity by comparing the policy content and policy context of EDF/SSB taxes witnessed in 13 case studies, of which we assume the tax is sufficiently high to induce behavioural change.

Keywords: Sugar-sweetened beverages; Food and nutrition policy; Taxes; Obesity; Public policy; Cross-country comparison (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.06.011

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