2016
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h6704
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Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study

Abstract: Study queStionWhat has been the effect on purchases of beverages from stores in Mexico one year after implementation of the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages?

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“…For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of fiscal policy levers to encourage healthy lifestyles, i.e., taxation of unhealthy products (8). Fiscal policies to influence consumer choices and thus obesity have been implemented in Mexico, where a modest tax (approximately 10%) on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has reduced the amount purchased by 6% in the first year (9). Denmark, Finland, France and Hungary have also implemented additional taxes on SSBs to address the obesity epidemic (10).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of fiscal policy levers to encourage healthy lifestyles, i.e., taxation of unhealthy products (8). Fiscal policies to influence consumer choices and thus obesity have been implemented in Mexico, where a modest tax (approximately 10%) on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has reduced the amount purchased by 6% in the first year (9). Denmark, Finland, France and Hungary have also implemented additional taxes on SSBs to address the obesity epidemic (10).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 Yet, recent data show purchase figures beginning to rise. 2 Denmark's now infamous 'fat tax' was abolished within 15 months and thence plans for a similar sugar tax.…”
Section: Sugar Tax Doubtsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are, of course, other long-standing conceptions of well-being as well, such as hedonism or some form of objective-list account, 23 but one problem with many such accounts is that they would themselves involve an element of paternalism: telling individuals what really matters to them. There are, however, also other options, accounts of the good that leave more room for individuals to form their own conceptions of the good and act on them-primary goods (Rawls 1999) and 22 For instance, see Colchero et al (2016) for indications that taxing sugar-sweetened beverages has some effect on behavior when it comes to sugar intake. 23 Objective-list accounts can take many forms; for a leading example see Griffin (1986, p. 67). capabilities (e.g.…”
Section: Identifying Areas For Legitimate Interventionsmentioning
confidence: 99%