INDUSTRY AND BRUSSELS CLASH OVER FOOD TAXES
June 8th, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Commission and the EU food and drink trade association FoodDrinkEurope have clashed over whether food taxes change consumer behaviour. The Commission report ‘Food Taxes and their Impact on Competitiveness in the Agri-food Sector’ argued that “non-harmonised taxes on high sugar, salt and fat products such as soft drinks, sweet and salty foodstuffs do induce a reduction of the consumption of the taxed products”. But, FoodDrinkEurope replied “there is no conclusive evidence that taxing food and drink products for public health purposes is an ...
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