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Taxing snack foods : what to expect for diet and tax revenues

Author:

Kuchler, Fred., Tegene, Abebayehu., Harris, J. Michael., United States, Department of Agriculture., and Economic Research Service.

Source:

USDA

Year:

2004

Subject:

Snack foods, Taxation, Weight loss, Food habits, Economic aspects, Tax revenue estimating, Obesity, Junk food, Excise tax, snack foods, and taxes

Abstract:

Health researchers and health policy advocates have proposed levying excise taxes on snack foods as a possible way to address the growing prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States. Some proposals suggest higher prices alone will change consumers' diets. Others claim that change will be possible if earmarked taxes are used to fund an information program. This research examines the potential impact of excise taxes on snack foods, using baseline data from a household survey of food purchases.

Language:

English

Publisher:

Economic Research Serivce, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Series:

Agriculture information bulletin ; no. 747-08 and Current issues in economics of food markets

Collection:

USDA publications

Permanent URL:

http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/35119