Taxation and other economic incentives as health-promoting tools: a focus on tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy diets
8:45am - 5:00pm /
Tuesday 17th January 2017
Type: Conference /
Category: Institute/School
- School of Law and Social Justice
- Admission: Free
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Governments across the world increasingly recognise the urgency of lowering the alarming rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) resulting in large part from the consumption of commodities such as tobacco, alcoholic beverages and unhealthy foods. As evidence shows price is a major determinant of consumption choices, and taxation and other economic measures may act as a disincentive to the consumption of these commodities, policy makers have started to use these instruments as part of their NCD prevention strategies.
The conference will address the following questions:
- What is the evidence base supporting tax and economic incentives as part of NCD prevention strategies? In particular, what is the importance of price in influencing consumer choices? (Evidence)
- How can / should price be affected to limit the consumption of tobacco, alcoholic beverages and unhealthy food? (Effectiveness)
- What are the respective advantages or disadvantages of taxation and minimum pricing measures? (Cost Effectiveness)
- What do we know of the contribution which existing price-related measures have made (or are likely to make) to NCD prevention? (Empirical Analysis)
- How should price measures – if adopted – be designed to be as effective as possible? (Design)
- When will a price measure be considered incompatible with international economic law – and international trade law and European Union internal market law more specifically? (Legality)
The conference will address the following questions:
- What is the evidence base supporting tax and economic incentives as part of NCD prevention strategies? In particular, what is the importance of price in influencing consumer choices? (Evidence)
- How can / should price be affected to limit the consumption of tobacco, alcoholic beverages and unhealthy food? (Effectiveness)
- What are the respective advantages or disadvantages of taxation and minimum pricing measures? (Cost Effectiveness)
- What do we know of the contribution which existing price-related measures have made (or are likely to make) to NCD prevention? (Empirical Analysis)
- How should price measures – if adopted – be designed to be as effective as possible? (Design)
- When will a price measure be considered incompatible with international economic law – and international trade law and European Union internal market law more specifically? (Legality)