Introduction

Franco Sassi, Jeremy A Lauer, Agnes Soucat, Angeli Vigo and Jeremias Paul

Chapter 1 in Health Taxes:Policy and Practice, 2023, pp 1-21 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:BackgroundScope of the bookQuestions addressed by this bookA brief history of health taxesThe rationale for health taxesTax reform for health: Reconciling expenditure and income adjustments

Keywords: Health Tax; Health Taxes; Tobacco Tax; Alcohol Tax; Sugary Drinks Tax; SSB Tax; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax; Fiscal Policy; Health; Non-communicable Diseases; NCDs; Health Financing; Public Finance; Public Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I15 K32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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