Equity of expenditure changes associated with a sweetened-beverage tax in Tonga: repeated cross-sectional household surveys

• Main Authors: Andrea Teng (Author), Bertrand Buffière (Author), Murat Genç (Author), Telekaki Latavao (Author), Viliami Puloka (Author), Louise Signal (Author), Nick Wilson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to examine changes in beverage expenditure patterns before and after a T$0.50/L sweetened-beverage (SB) excise was introduced in Tonga in 2013, by household income, household age composition and island of residence. Methods Two cross-sectional surveys in...