This paper examines the potential distributional effects of a tax increase on processed and ultra-processed foods. Using data from the most recent Brazilian consumption survey (POF 2017/2018), it analyzes the welfare changes that households would experience when facing increased costs for these products. Using an extended cost-benefit analysis model to assess net income effects, the paper considers three distinct dimensions: changes in product expenditure...
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2024/06/14
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10805
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2024/06/14
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Distributional Effects of Taxation of Processed Foods in Brazil
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Bernardo Dantas Pereira Coelho; Courtney Price Ivins; Roberto F. Iunes.
Distributional Effects of Taxation of Processed Foods in Brazil (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10805; PEOPLE Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099457206142428921