by mcwebmaster | Jan 31, 2014 | Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, Taxes unfair, Uncategorized, What others say: experts
Paris, le jeudi 30 janvier 2014 – Sous prétexte de changer les habitudes de consommation, nombre de nouvelles taxes ont déjà été proposées : taxe sur le gras au Danemark, taxe « Nutella » et taxe « sodas » en France, etc. Si taxer les « vices » est...
by mcwebmaster | Nov 8, 2013 | Government revenue, What others say: government
French Taxes: Jeanmarcmorandini.com reports on an interview with former French Minister of Finance, François Baroin, who discusses the soda tax calling it “a smokescreen” and “just an easy way to get money quickly”. Fdesouche.com includes an embedded video of the...
by mcwebmaster | Oct 21, 2013 | Education not tax, Ineffective consumer behaviour, What others say: government
Helir-Valdor Seeder, Minister of Agriculture is of the opinion that Estonian society is not ready to support a separate tax on excessively salty, sweet or fatty food products. People’s awareness should be raised instead, as the latest survey on energy drinks published...
by mcwebmaster | Apr 16, 2013 | Industry
The governments of some EU Member States have recently introduced taxes on specific food categories and food ingredients such as sugar, fat, artificial sweeteners, soft drinks, fast food and pastry. These governments have so far justified these measures as an...
by mcwebmaster | Nov 6, 2012 | Industry
This is a summary of the American Chamber of Commerce EU’s position paper entitled “Discriminatory taxation of food and beverages is ineffective and distorts competition”. The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) supports...
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