by mcwebmaster | Mar 8, 2016 | Government revenue, Ineffective consumer behaviour, Ineffective on obesity, What others say: government, What others say: politicians
The Finnish government has scrapped a plan to replace the current tax on sweets with a tax on sugar, stressing that such measure would be difficult to implement and its health impact is not clear. The idea for a sugar tax was tabled by the National Institute for...
by mcwebmaster | Apr 2, 2015 | Education not tax, Taxes unfair
On 23 March 2015, WHO Europe released a paper called “Using price policies to promote healthier diets”. Although the paper acknowledges that broader effects of HFSS taxes, such as product substitution, the impact on health inequalities and on overall diet,...
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