Momentum builds for soft-drink tax in Australia
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a r t i c l e i n f o JEL classification: H32 L13 Q18 I18 Keywords: Excise tax Ad valorem tax Tax incidence Strategic pricing Differentiated products Soft drinks Because soft drink (SD) consumption is considered to be a contributor to the 'epidemic' of obesity, there is a growing interest in evaluating the impact on SD consumption of alternative tax policies. In this paper, we propose a methodo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Research & Practice
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2204-2091
DOI: 10.17061/phrp2651665