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Impact of Tongan taxes targeting foods high in fat, salt and sugar: Interrupted time series analyses

2025-05-09 public and global health Title + abstract only
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IntroductionFiscal policies are recommended as an effective policy to promote healthy nutrition and prevent non-communicable diseases. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are widely used, however there are fewer examples of taxes targeting unhealthy foods. Tonga introduced taxes targeting foods high in fat, salt, sugar from 2013 to 2018. This study examines the effect of these tax increases on food prices and import volumes. MethodsInterrupted time series analysis using segmented generalised least s...

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