TAXATION IN STRUGGLE WITH OBESITY: IS THAT POSSIBLE IN TURKEY?

Sevda Akar ()
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Sevda Akar: Balıkesir Üniversitesi/TÜRKİYE

JOURNAL OF LIFE ECONOMICS, 2015, vol. 2, issue 4, 29-46

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to deal with the taxation policies applied in the fight against obesity.In the study, In addition to definitions, objectives, assignments effects of obesity taxes are also comprehensively investigated and feasibility in Turkey is evaluated. According to this study,Turkey should be considered these obesity taxes which was introduced in European Union countries. In the other words, with the applicable obesity taxes individuals can be reduced unhealthy food consumption and provided to choose healthy food. In Turkey, the taxes on consumption of healthy foods less, unhealthy food can be more taxed.

Keywords: Obesity; Fat; Tax; Sugar-Sweetened; Beverage; Tax; Food; Taxation; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.15637/jlecon.95

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