Taxing snack foods : what to expect for diet and tax revenues /
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...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
Economic Research Serivce, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
2004.
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| Series: | Current issues in economics of food markets.
Agriculture information bulletin ; no. 747-08. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS56881 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Shipping List Date: 12/20/2004 Title from title screen (viewed 11/11/04). "August 2004." Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche on shipping list number: 2005-0091-M. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 12 pages : color charts. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet from the ERS web site. Address as of 5/12/05: http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041119104833/ers.usda.gov/publications/aib747/aib74708.pdf; current access is available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |