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 to the literature on the effect of taxes on unhealthy products. The extended cost-benefit analysis (ECBA) methodology is applied to assess distributional effects of an increase of SSB taxes on household expenditures, out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenses, and productivity in Kazakhstan. Results suggest that the long-term net income effect of an increase in SSB taxes is progressive: lower-income deciles benefit relatively more than higher-income deciles.
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Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan, Mandeville,Kate, Alonso Soria,Ana Cristina
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Data do documento
2020/06/01
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Informativo
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No. do relatório
149172
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Nº do volume
1
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1
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Data de divulgação
2020/06/24
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Disclosed
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Health and Distributional Effects Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages : the case of Kazakhstan
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consumption; average household consumption; unit price; high-fructose corn syrup; price elasticity of demand; household expenditure; Cardiovascular Disease; income effect; effect on health; net income gain; health care expenditure; effect of taxes; Poverty and Equity; negative income shock; ischemic heart disease; incidence of disease; improvements in health; health care cost; premature death; fruit juice; average price; diabetes; relative risk; medical expenditure; labor income; low-income consumer; metabolic disease; working life; sugar consumption; premature mortality; household characteristic; income decile; cost-benefit analysis
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