Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis

Faced with a large and increasing obesity epidemic, the Mexican Government in the last years has increased efforts to prevent and control it. In October 2013, Mexico’s Congress passed legislation imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) a...

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Main Authors: Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia, Iglesias, Roberto, Suaya, Agustina, Trezza, Claudia, Macías, Claudia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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topic CALCIUM
RISKS
FAST FOOD
PEOPLE
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
STROKE
MILLS
FRUIT JUICES
VITAMINS
PACKAGING
CANDY
WHEAT FLOUR
BREAD
FOOD CONSUMPTION
PREVENTION
LAWS
CALORIES
UNPROCESSED FOODS
BOTTLES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
WINE
HEALTH CARE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
FOOD POLICY
SWEETENERS
MANGO
JUICES
DAIRY
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
HEALTH
IFPRI
BREAKFAST CEREALS
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
FOOD PRICING
BUTTER
HYPERTENSION
SNACK FOODS
PESTICIDES
ORANGE JUICE
BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
PUBLIC HEALTH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SUPERMARKET
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
KNOWLEDGE
BEHAVIOR
DIABETES
DIETS
MILK POWDER
CEREALS
IRON
BEDWETTING
LABELING
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
PATIENTS
DRIED BEANS
SMOKING
CARBOHYDRATES
FOOD PREPARATION
SOFT DRINKS
AGGRESSIVE
AGING
MIGRATION
MARKETING
ANXIETY
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
BARS
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY
ANIMAL FATS
SCREENING
CHOCOLATE
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
GRAINS
COCOA
FOOD PRODUCTS
BASIC FOODS
HEALTH PROMOTION
STAPLE FOODS
BOTTLING
WORKERS
SURGERY
FATIGUE
AGED
COLA
BEER
SURVEILLANCE
LIFESTYLE
FATS
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
PEANUTS
ORANGE
FRUIT
CANADA
NUTRITION EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
BEVERAGES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
COHORT STUDIES
CIGARETTE INDUSTRY
CREAM
MEASUREMENT
CONFECTIONERY
NUTRITION
GABON
INJURIES
CHOCOLATES
COKE
FOOD
PORK
ADOLESCENTS
CONDIMENTS
PROTEINS
INTERNET
RISK FACTORS
NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
LIQUOR
WEIGHT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
FOOD LABELING
DEMAND FOR FOOD
OBESITY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
CHILDREN
CHEESE
DRINKING WATER
CORN
SUPERMARKETS
SUGARS
FRACTURES
ISOLATION
ICE
PROCESSED FOODS
MEAT
EXTRACTS
APPLES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
MEATS
CHEWING GUM
RESTAURANTS
MEAL
WHEAT
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD PRODUCT
STRATEGY
SODIUM
FAMILIES
MEDICINES
CREAMS
FOOD PRICES
GAMBLING
JAMS
CIGARETTES
FLOUR
FOODS
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
POTATO
BOTTLED WATER
FOOD INDUSTRY
BREASTFEEDING
SUGAR
spellingShingle CALCIUM
RISKS
FAST FOOD
PEOPLE
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
STROKE
MILLS
FRUIT JUICES
VITAMINS
PACKAGING
CANDY
WHEAT FLOUR
BREAD
FOOD CONSUMPTION
PREVENTION
LAWS
CALORIES
UNPROCESSED FOODS
BOTTLES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
WINE
HEALTH CARE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
FOOD POLICY
SWEETENERS
MANGO
JUICES
DAIRY
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
HEALTH
IFPRI
BREAKFAST CEREALS
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
FOOD PRICING
BUTTER
HYPERTENSION
SNACK FOODS
PESTICIDES
ORANGE JUICE
BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
PUBLIC HEALTH
LIFE EXPECTANCY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
SUPERMARKET
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
KNOWLEDGE
BEHAVIOR
DIABETES
DIETS
MILK POWDER
CEREALS
IRON
BEDWETTING
LABELING
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
PATIENTS
DRIED BEANS
SMOKING
CARBOHYDRATES
FOOD PREPARATION
SOFT DRINKS
AGGRESSIVE
AGING
MIGRATION
MARKETING
ANXIETY
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
BARS
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY
ANIMAL FATS
SCREENING
CHOCOLATE
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
GRAINS
COCOA
FOOD PRODUCTS
BASIC FOODS
HEALTH PROMOTION
STAPLE FOODS
BOTTLING
WORKERS
SURGERY
FATIGUE
AGED
COLA
BEER
SURVEILLANCE
LIFESTYLE
FATS
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
PEANUTS
ORANGE
FRUIT
CANADA
NUTRITION EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
BEVERAGES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
COHORT STUDIES
CIGARETTE INDUSTRY
CREAM
MEASUREMENT
CONFECTIONERY
NUTRITION
GABON
INJURIES
CHOCOLATES
COKE
FOOD
PORK
ADOLESCENTS
CONDIMENTS
PROTEINS
INTERNET
RISK FACTORS
NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
LIQUOR
WEIGHT
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
FOOD LABELING
DEMAND FOR FOOD
OBESITY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
CHILDREN
CHEESE
DRINKING WATER
CORN
SUPERMARKETS
SUGARS
FRACTURES
ISOLATION
ICE
PROCESSED FOODS
MEAT
EXTRACTS
APPLES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
MEATS
CHEWING GUM
RESTAURANTS
MEAL
WHEAT
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD PRODUCT
STRATEGY
SODIUM
FAMILIES
MEDICINES
CREAMS
FOOD PRICES
GAMBLING
JAMS
CIGARETTES
FLOUR
FOODS
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
POTATO
BOTTLED WATER
FOOD INDUSTRY
BREASTFEEDING
SUGAR
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
Iglesias, Roberto
Suaya, Agustina
Trezza, Claudia
Macías, Claudia
Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
relation Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
description Faced with a large and increasing obesity epidemic, the Mexican Government in the last years has increased efforts to prevent and control it. In October 2013, Mexico’s Congress passed legislation imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and calorie-dense foods of low nutritional value. These taxes were part of a comprehensive strategy to prevent and control obesity, overweight and diabetes. In addition to fiscal policy and regulation, this strategy included other health promotion and prevention interventions as well as measures to ensure better access to effective health care services. The decision to implement this fiscal policy was the result of a long advocacy process in which different actors participated, including civil society organizations and government agencies, which provided needed evidence on the status of the epidemic and options to fight against it. The taxes were designed to avoid, as much as possible, the substitution of consumption of the taxed goods for other unhealthy foods and beverages not subject to taxation. These taxes have been successful in increasing both the fiscal revenues and the price of the products taxed. There is also evidence that they have reduced consumption, particularly of SSBs. The taxes seem to have the highest impact among people in the poorest quintiles of the income distribution, who had experienced the highest increase in consumption of the goods under taxation in the last years. A debate remains on the actual impact of the taxes, particularly on health outcomes. Thus it is important to continue monitoring the impact of the taxes through the development of price and volume indicators, based on publicly available data, as well as health outcome indicators.
format Working Paper
author Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
Iglesias, Roberto
Suaya, Agustina
Trezza, Claudia
Macías, Claudia
author_facet Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
Iglesias, Roberto
Suaya, Agustina
Trezza, Claudia
Macías, Claudia
author_sort Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia
title Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
title_short Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
title_full Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
title_fullStr Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
title_sort learning from the mexican experience with taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and energy-dense foods of low nutritional value : poverty and social impact analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26522367/learning-mexican-experience-taxes-sugar-sweetened-beverages-energy-dense-foods-low-nutritional-value-poverty-social-impact-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24701
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spelling okr-10986-247012021-05-25T08:49:48Z Learning from the Mexican Experience with Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Energy-Dense Foods of Low Nutritional Value : Poverty and Social Impact Analysis Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia Iglesias, Roberto Suaya, Agustina Trezza, Claudia Macías, Claudia CALCIUM RISKS FAST FOOD PEOPLE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS STROKE MILLS FRUIT JUICES VITAMINS PACKAGING CANDY WHEAT FLOUR BREAD FOOD CONSUMPTION PREVENTION LAWS CALORIES UNPROCESSED FOODS BOTTLES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WINE HEALTH CARE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOOD POLICY SWEETENERS MANGO JUICES DAIRY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES HEALTH IFPRI BREAKFAST CEREALS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE FOOD PRICING BUTTER HYPERTENSION SNACK FOODS PESTICIDES ORANGE JUICE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE SUPERMARKET RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS KNOWLEDGE BEHAVIOR DIABETES DIETS MILK POWDER CEREALS IRON BEDWETTING LABELING FOOD POLICY RESEARCH PATIENTS DRIED BEANS SMOKING CARBOHYDRATES FOOD PREPARATION SOFT DRINKS AGGRESSIVE AGING MIGRATION MARKETING ANXIETY FRUITS VEGETABLES BARS ALCOHOL INDUSTRY ANIMAL FATS SCREENING CHOCOLATE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES GRAINS COCOA FOOD PRODUCTS BASIC FOODS HEALTH PROMOTION STAPLE FOODS BOTTLING WORKERS SURGERY FATIGUE AGED COLA BEER SURVEILLANCE LIFESTYLE FATS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH OUTCOMES PEANUTS ORANGE FRUIT CANADA NUTRITION EDUCATION AGRICULTURE BEVERAGES TOBACCO PRODUCTS COHORT STUDIES CIGARETTE INDUSTRY CREAM MEASUREMENT CONFECTIONERY NUTRITION GABON INJURIES CHOCOLATES COKE FOOD PORK ADOLESCENTS CONDIMENTS PROTEINS INTERNET RISK FACTORS NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LIQUOR WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES FOOD LABELING DEMAND FOR FOOD OBESITY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CHILDREN CHEESE DRINKING WATER CORN SUPERMARKETS SUGARS FRACTURES ISOLATION ICE PROCESSED FOODS MEAT EXTRACTS APPLES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEATS CHEWING GUM RESTAURANTS MEAL WHEAT FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD PRODUCT STRATEGY SODIUM FAMILIES MEDICINES CREAMS FOOD PRICES GAMBLING JAMS CIGARETTES FLOUR FOODS HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION POTATO BOTTLED WATER FOOD INDUSTRY BREASTFEEDING SUGAR Faced with a large and increasing obesity epidemic, the Mexican Government in the last years has increased efforts to prevent and control it. In October 2013, Mexico’s Congress passed legislation imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and calorie-dense foods of low nutritional value. These taxes were part of a comprehensive strategy to prevent and control obesity, overweight and diabetes. In addition to fiscal policy and regulation, this strategy included other health promotion and prevention interventions as well as measures to ensure better access to effective health care services. The decision to implement this fiscal policy was the result of a long advocacy process in which different actors participated, including civil society organizations and government agencies, which provided needed evidence on the status of the epidemic and options to fight against it. The taxes were designed to avoid, as much as possible, the substitution of consumption of the taxed goods for other unhealthy foods and beverages not subject to taxation. These taxes have been successful in increasing both the fiscal revenues and the price of the products taxed. There is also evidence that they have reduced consumption, particularly of SSBs. The taxes seem to have the highest impact among people in the poorest quintiles of the income distribution, who had experienced the highest increase in consumption of the goods under taxation in the last years. A debate remains on the actual impact of the taxes, particularly on health outcomes. Thus it is important to continue monitoring the impact of the taxes through the development of price and volume indicators, based on publicly available data, as well as health outcome indicators. 2016-07-14T20:24:15Z 2016-07-14T20:24:15Z 2016-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26522367/learning-mexican-experience-taxes-sugar-sweetened-beverages-energy-dense-foods-low-nutritional-value-poverty-social-impact-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24701 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper