Business, Employment, and Productivity Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Taxes
Industry-sponsored studies reporting negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and economic growth have been used very effectively to support arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related policy. These studies tend to be b...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/477251593747849783/Business-Employment-and-Productivity-Impacts-of-Sugar-sweetened-Beverages-Taxes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34082 |
| Summary: | Industry-sponsored studies reporting
negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and
economic growth have been used very effectively to support
arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related
policy. These studies tend to be based on questionable
assumptions and provide only a partial picture of economic
impacts. Emerging evidence from independent evaluation and
modelling studies consistently identifies net positive
economic impacts from SSB taxes, including overall
employment and productivity gains, and increased government spending. |
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