date:Jun 06, 2012
he believes any taxes will havelimited, even negative, effects.
Speaking with FoodNavigator, the policy expert said whilst price is important, and should be considered as a valuable tool to improving public health, the idea of increasing the price of unhealthy foods via such tariffs will not reduce consumption.
The difficulty is that they all suggest one pricing mechanism putting taxes on to unhealthy foods.
When you look at the numbers in Britain and the USA the simple fact is that putti