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05 May 2014

Evaluating nutritional policies: the case of the soda tax

Methods developed in structural economics allow scientists to carry outex anteevaluations of public nutritional policies, taking into account the reactions of commercial players (industrial firms and distributors) as well as consumers. In the case of the French “soda tax”, it was shown that the retail price would go up more than the amount of the tax. The tax itself would not have a significant impact on how much sugar is consumed because of how the tax is designed, that is, to collect funds rather than to curb the consumption of sugar from beverages.