A new study that models the combined effects of a sugar-based tax on beverages and targeted subsidies for minimally processed foods and drinks has found that under these policies, low-income consumers would purchase fewer ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Our brains are "programmed" to learn more from people we like—and less from those we dislike. This has been shown by researchers in cognitive neuroscience in a series of experiments. Their findings are published in Communications ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Pacific Island governments are increasingly imposing taxes on unhealthy foods as they battle a non-communicable disease crisis, a New Zealand study shows.
Jan 31, 2024
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A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and elsewhere shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities. The findings have been published ...
Jan 11, 2024
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The high taxes on tobacco are counterproductive in decreasing smoking. It only benefits the illegal cigarette trade—and its political masters.
Jan 11, 2024
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Countries need to increase their taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, saying too few states were using tax to incentivize healthier behaviors.
Dec 5, 2023
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A simulation study conducted by a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) demonstrates that a soft drink tax in Germany would have significant positive effects. In all of the simulated variants evaluated, less ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Around the world, wealthy countries are struggling to afford long-term care for rapidly aging populations. Most spend more than the United States through government funding or insurance that individuals are legally required ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Around the world, taxes on tobacco, alcohol and junk food have been used to reduce consumption of those products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). New research led by an investigator in the Penn State College ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Weeks after it became clear the state would run a third massive yearly surplus in a row, Gov. Brian Kemp told state agencies they could ask for more money to spend in the coming year.
Oct 9, 2023
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