[IB Economics] Micro Indirect Tax IA – 7점

기사 제목은 “France tackles obesity by hiking ‘soda tax’ on sugary drinks”이며 indirect tax imposed on sugary drinks가 경제에 미치는 영향에 대해서 분석한 IA입니다.

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France tackles obesity by hiking ‘soda tax’ on sugary drinks

The cost of a can of soda or fizzy drink is expected to rise significantly in France after French MPs
overwhelmingly backed a new hike in taxes on sugary beverages.
“The only objective is to boost the health of children and reduce the risks of obesity and type 2 diabetes,”
said French MP Olivier Veran, who was behind the bill.
The new tax, which is part of the government’s 2018 Social Security budget, is an update of the initial
“soda tax” that was brought in in 2013.
That levy saw all fizzy drinks with added sugar taxed at €7.5 euros a hectolitre (equal to 100 litres).
But according to MPs it failed to have enough of an impact in persuading drinks makers to cut down on
the sugary content of drinks…

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