Giving fruits and vegetables a tax break: lessons from a Dutch attempt

• Autores principales: Luc L Hagenaars (Autor), Tera L Fazzino (Autor), Joreintje Dingena Mackenbach (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Objective: Food taxation can improve diets by making unhealthy foods more expensive and by making healthy foods cheaper. In the Netherlands, a political window of opportunity arose in December 2021 to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on fruits and vegetables to zero percent. The policy is n...