Are taxes to sugar-sweetened beverages and non-essential energy dense food implemented in Mexico regressive?

Are taxes to sugar-sweetened beverages and non-essential energy dense food implemented in Mexico regressive?

<h4>Introduction</h4>In January 2014, Mexico introduced an excise tax of $1.00 Mexican peso/liter on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and an 8% tax on non-essential energy dense food (NEDF) with at least 275 kilocalories/100 grams. Fiscal policies could be regressive when taxes generate a...

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Main Authors: J Alai Quiroz-Reyes, Jesús Enrique Morales-Ríos, Adriana Vargas-Flores, Néstor A Sánchez-Ortiz, M Arantxa Colchero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319922
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