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Smoking and the Public Purse

7 August 2017
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Smoking and the Public Purse

Christopher Snowdon & Mark Tovey
7 August 2017

UK will pay almost £25 billion in 'sin taxes' next year

Summary:  This discussion paper provides the first estimate of the net effect of smoking on UK taxpayers per annum. Up … Continue reading “Smoking and the Public Purse”
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Cheap as Chips: Is a healthy diet affordable?

2 March 2017
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Cheap as Chips: Is a healthy diet affordable?

Christopher Snowdon
2 March 2017

Healthy food cheaper than 'junk food', finds new IEA research

Summary: It is widely believed that healthy eating is relatively expensive whereas ‘junk food’ is relatively cheap. This has led to … Continue reading “Cheap as Chips: Is a healthy diet affordable?”
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A Rational Approach to Alcohol Taxation

15 February 2017
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A Rational Approach to Alcohol Taxation

Christopher Snowdon
15 February 2017

IEA calls for 9p flat rate of tax on alcohol to fix illogical system

Summary: Excessive drinking creates costs to public services which the government can recoup through alcohol taxes, thereby making drinkers internalise … Continue reading “A Rational Approach to Alcohol Taxation”
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Obesity and the Public Purse

23 January 2017
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Obesity and the Public Purse

Mark Tovey
23 January 2017

Obesity costs less than half as much as the government claims

Summary:  This is the first study to estimate the annual savings that overweight and obese people bring UK taxpayers by … Continue reading “Obesity and the Public Purse”
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Understanding the basic economics of tobacco harm reduction

23 August 2016
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Understanding the basic economics of tobacco harm reduction

Carl V. Phillips
23 August 2016

Minimising taxes on low risk tobacco products will improve public health

Summary: The branch of economics that studies preferences and choices as they relate to costs and benefits is the natural … Continue reading “Understanding the basic economics of tobacco harm reduction”
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The Sugar Levy: A Briefing

22 August 2016
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The Sugar Levy: A Briefing

Christopher Snowdon
22 August 2016

New IEA briefing shows sugar levy will cost taxpayers billions

Summary:  In March 2016, George Osborne announced a ‘sugar levy’ on soft drink companies to start in April 2018. Under … Continue reading “The Sugar Levy: A Briefing”
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Sugar taxes: A briefing

13 January 2016
Research

Sugar taxes: A briefing

Christopher Snowdon
13 January 2016

New IEA briefing explains why a sugar tax would be regressive & wrong

Taxing food and soft drinks in the name of obesity is not a new idea. Dozens of jurisdictions have experimented … Continue reading “Sugar taxes: A briefing”
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Alcohol and the public purse: Do drinkers pay their way?

3 September 2015
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Alcohol and the public purse: Do drinkers pay their way?

Christopher Snowdon
3 September 2015

Drinkers subsidise non-drinkers by £6.5bn each year

Summary: This study estimates the direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England, including the NHS, police, criminal … Continue reading “Alcohol and the public purse: Do drinkers pay their way?”
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Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?

15 July 2015
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Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?

Rob Lyons and Christopher Snowdon
15 July 2015

A government clamp-down on sugar would be damaging and unnecessary

Summary: Government intervention in the market can only be justified if there is a market failure and if government action … Continue reading “Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?”
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