The Future of Health Taxes: Helping It Happen

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

Chapter 17 in Health Taxes:Policy and Practice, 2023, pp 497-512 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:How this book can be used, and by whomUnderstanding what health taxes are; when taxes are not health taxesDesigning effective taxes, mitigating unintended impactsUnderstanding and managing the political economy of health taxesTaxes can be used to promote healthHealth taxes can have economic benefitsHealth taxes can support the achievement of broader development goalsTo reap the benefits of health taxes, tax design and implementation require careful considerationChallenges to the implementation of health taxesThe future of health taxesHealth taxes in the immediate post-pandemic era

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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