Increasing the Price of Alcohol as an Obesity Prevention Measure: The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Introducing a Uniform Volumetric Tax and a Minimum Floor Price on Alcohol in Australia

Increasing the Price of Alcohol as an Obesity Prevention Measure: The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Introducing a Uniform Volumetric Tax and a Minimum Floor Price on Alcohol in Australia

The objective of this study was to estimate, from an obesity prevention perspective, the cost-effectiveness of two potential policies that increase the price of alcohol in Australia: a volumetric tax applied to all alcohol (Intervention 1) and a minimum unit floor price (Intervention 2). Estimated c...

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Main Authors: Ella Robinson, Phuong Nguyen, Heng Jiang, Michael Livingston, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Anita Lal, Gary Sacks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
obesity prevention
alcohol policy
taxation
minimum pricing
economic modeling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/3/603

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