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Health and Distributional Effects Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages : the case of Kazakhstan (English)

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and over 12 types of cancer (Singh, et al. 2015). Increasingly, governments around the world are taxing SSBs to curb sugar consumption. However, especially in low and middle-income countries, concern is growing over the apparent regressive character of consumer taxes. This note contributes...
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Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan; Mandeville,Kate; Alonso Soria,Ana Cristina.

Health and Distributional Effects Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages : the case of Kazakhstan (English). Poverty and Equity Note|no. 24 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/166111591327025410

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