Considerations for modelling a broad food tax in the Philippines and other low-income and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Curtis, Christine Johnson, Marklund, Matti, Saxena, Akshar, Goyena, Eva, Desnacido, Josie P., Koon, Adam D., Warren, Bethany, Cobb, Laura K., Henry, Megan E, Appel, Lawrence J., Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Health policy; Nutrition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173913
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fiscal policies to improve diet are a promising strategy to address the increasing burden of non-communicable disease, the leading cause of death globally. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are the most implemented type of fiscal policy to improve diet. Yet taxes on food, if appropriately structured an...