Brazil’s exemption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) from a selective tax risks worsening non-communicable diseases. Evidence links UPFs to chronic illnesses, highlighting the need for stronger fiscal measures. The Lancet reports that Brazil's decision to exclude...
Tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) industries showed strong financial performance during and after the pandemic, despite initial setbacks. Experts urge raising health taxes to curb consumption and offset industry resistance. This blog post was first...
The OECD report, Tobacco Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean, delves into the pressing health, economic, and social challenges posed by tobacco use in the region. It highlights significant opportunities for reforming tobacco tax policies to reduce consumption,...
The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health highlights that raising health taxes could save 50 million lives and raise $3.7 trillion, emphasizing the importance of strategic political leadership. The blog post 2025: A Crucial Year for Scaling Up Health Taxes discusses...
The newly released 2025 Irish national budget includes substantial increases in funding for health. While direct funding to reduce costs to patients is explicit for some aspects of women’s health, this public funding will also benefit patients who use the health...
The Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health has released a report emphasising the urgent need to raise health taxes to combat the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Co-chaired by Mike Bloomberg, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados, and economist...
Health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages are crucial for controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Recently launched UN NCD report series offers practical guidance for effective implementation. The United Nations Interagency Task Force on...
Ecuador's justice system has ordered the elimination of a supreme decree that reduced and even eliminated specific taxes on ultra-processed foods, tobacco, alcohol, weapons, and plastics, to ensure compliance with the right to health. This elimination underscores the...
In the report Getting Fiscal Policies Right: Lessons and Recommendations Across NCD Risk Factors, published by the NCD Alliance, the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is critically examined. The report highlights the growing burden of NCDs, which now...
This policy brief addresses the significant role health taxes can play in combating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, which claim 41 million lives annually. By taxing harmful products such as tobacco, alcohol, and...
This note presents the characteristics of public health insurance systems and analyzes their characteristics in relation to Universal Health Coverage in Mozambique. Compulsory public insurance systems represent an improvement in access and financial protection in...
Contents : NCDs and their causes The situation in Mozambique: prevalence and risks Health taxes Proposals for : Tobacco Alcohol Soft drinks Unhealthy food products Conclusion
A study 'Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England' published in The Lancet Public Health evaluates the implications of the UK's recent alcohol...
In the article titled "A case for increasing taxes on cigarettes, vapes and oral nicotine pouches, Kenya," published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, the authors examine the challenges posed by Kenya's current tax policies on tobacco and nicotine...
A Senate report, presented on Thursday, recommends an increase in tobacco taxation and an overhaul of the tax on sugary drinks, while calling for reflection on a minimum price for alcohol.The Senate Social Affairs Committee has adopted an information report on the...
