Resource Pack: Cost-Effectiveness of SSB Excise Taxes
2020
The use of fiscal instruments, such as taxes or subsidies, to promote healthier dietary behavior has been of increasing interest in the last decade as the evidence-base builds for the health and economic consequences of obesity, overweight, and unhealthy eating.
The motivation for using fiscal instruments in nutrition policy is to make the unhealthy option less affordable and less economically attractive by increasing the price via a tax, and therefore reduce the incentive to consume these products. Conversely, one can make a healthier choice more attractive and affordable by subsidizing the healthier products to lower their consumer price.
This resource pack is a digital collection of peer-reviewed, model-based analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses that estimate the health benefits and economic outcomes associated with these fiscal instruments, with a particular focus on sugary drink excise taxes.
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Source:
Resource Pack: Cost-Effectiveness of SSB Excise Taxes. Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 2020. https://repository.chds.hsph.harvard.edu/repository/collection/resource-pack-costeffectiveness-of-ssb-excise-tax