Could targeted food taxes improve health?
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects on nutrition, health and expenditure of extending value added tax (VAT) to a wider range of foods in the UK. METHOD: A model based on consumption data and elasticity values was constructed to predict the effects of extending VAT to certain categories of food. The r...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprog: | English |
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2007
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