Excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages benefit health and public budgets By Mauricio Cárdenas and Cesar PurisimaNov. 30, 2022

https://www.statnews.com/2022/11/30/excise-taxes-on-tobacco-alcohol-and-sugary-beverages-benefit-health-and-public-budgets/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=289053632&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JFUEPoXZicXsKPxKzsw7THP20Cnebo9WLa8jdsHjJDjGuW5n6mxZnTf_Us5WdeTXCg44fMzeg7feeyrSCuyfBkAPMdA&utm_content=289053632&utm_source=hs_email New study highlights potential benefits of taxing sugary drinks In the five major cities where taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages have been implemented, purchases of those drinks declined an average of 33% in the two years after the tax went into effect. This matches an average price increase of 33% that largely fell on consumers, according to a new cross-sectional study from JAMA Health Forum. The study estimated and analyzed price and purchase changes in five cities with the tax — Boulder, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle — along with neighboring areas and unaffected controls from other cities between 2012-2020. The decline in purchases was immediate, and endured for months after the tax implementation, without any increase in people traveling to untaxed areas to make purchases. The study authors believe this suggests that these taxes could have population-level effects on consumption and health. The World Health Organization has long recommended that countries tax sugary drinks. And experts have argued that taxes on sugary drinks, tobacco, and alcohol could also benefit strained government budgets. Evaluation of Changes in Prices and Purchases Following Implementation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Across the US https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2813506?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=289053632&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9p2SxQlhx71o3MUXVyODQXldk3GwpVrFK6C-c79WIxThMlbKeRe_F5S8pd1pDCCCXT2ExzmR_Ituw3CtaBw3yIh-sw-A&utm_content=289053632&utm_source=hs_email WHO urges countries to raise taxes on sugary drinks By Associated PressOct. 11, 2016 https://www.statnews.com/2016/10/11/sugary-drinks-obesity-who/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=289053632&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--t23FsOQWs6zarXqnTsbRK442diE7_NL5VMobuW4OYVoFEEm-9Su-PuEqh24e9TBhFX4-dJJqyh1dbDjiO8M849_3pow&utm_content=289053632&utm_source=hs_email