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Taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks drive decline in consumption

After excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities.

Sugary Drink Tax Prompts Substantial Decline in Purchases | SPH

A new study has found that sugary drink purchases declined by 33 percent following the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in five ...

Sugary drink tax improves health, lowers health care costs

Sugary drink tax improves health, lowers health care costs ... Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local “soda tax” went ...

How do state and local soda taxes work? - Tax Policy Center

A "soda tax" is generally imposed as a per ounce excise tax on drinks sweetened with sugar. No state currently levies taxes on soda alone, but a few localities ...

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages as a policy to reduce ...

In eight of the thirteen studies selected, a positive effect of an SSB tax on decreasing overweight and obesity prevalence was expected. It is estimated that a ...

Taxes on sugary drinks: Why do it?

Over-consumption of sugar is a major contributor to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. • In the current food environment it is very easy to consume too much ...

World Bank Global SSB Tax Database

The Global SSB Tax Database is an open-access repository of standardized data on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax designs worldwide.

Impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases and ...

A SSB tax was defined as a tax applied to at least one category of non‐alcoholic beverages containing added sugars. Taxes could comprise excise taxes, import ...

Sugary drink tax - Wikipedia

A tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages.

WHO calls on countries to tax sugar-sweetened beverages to save ...

“Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages can be a powerful tool to promote health because they save lives and prevent disease, while advancing health ...

Countries that have taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)

Over 50 countries have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says - CNN

Taxing sugary drinks cuts consumer sales by a third, according to an analysis of tax plans in five US cities.

Outcomes Following Taxation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

In this systematic review and meta-analysis of implemented SSB taxes worldwide, SSB taxes were associated with higher prices and lower sales of taxed beverages.

Centering Equity in Sugary Drink Tax Policy - Healthy Food America

A SBT is a progressive, equitable public policy when tax revenues are intentionally invested in communities with lower incomes.

Should We Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? An Overview of ...

Should We Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages? An Overview of Theory and Evidence by Hunt Allcott, Benjamin B. Lockwood and Dmitry Taubinsky.

Are you paying taxes on sugary drinks? Half of the world's ...

Almost one-third of SSB excise taxes worldwide and almost half of SSB excise taxes in low- and middle-income countries apply to unsweetened ...

Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax | City of Boulder

The Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax places a two cents per ounce excise tax on the distribution of beverages with added sugar and other sweeteners.

The Pros and Cons of Taxing Sweetened Beverages Based on ...

We conclude that taxing based on the amount of added sugar a drink contains, either by taxing sugar content directly or by levying higher volume taxes on drinks ...

Review: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages: Political economy ...

A large number of studies indicate that SSB taxes are largely, but not completely, shifted to consumers in the form of higher retail prices.

CALIFORNIA: A Sugary Drink Excise Tax - CHOICES Project

... sugary drink excise taxes. 15. References. 1. American Public Health Association Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. 2012. 2. Falbe J, Rojas N, Grummon AH ...