The legal feasibility of adopting a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in seven sub-Saharan African countries

• Main Authors: Safura Abdool Karim (Author), Agnes Erzse (Author), Anne-Marie Thow (Author), Hans Justus Amukugo (Author), Charles Ruhara (Author), Gemma Ahaibwe (Author), Gershim Asiki (Author), Mulenga M. Mukanu (Author), Twalib Ngoma (Author), Milka Wanjohi (Author), Abel Karera (Author), Karen Hofman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: A number of countries have adopted sugar-sweetened beverage taxes to prevent non-communicable diseases but there is variance in the structures and rates of the taxes. As interventions, sugar-sweetened beverage taxes could be cost-effective but must be compliant with existing legal and ta...