Tiffin, Richard and Salois, Matthew (2011) A fat tax is a double whammy for the poor – it will do little to prevent obesity in those on lower incomes, and will hurt them financially. British Politics and Policy at LSE (02 Sep 2011). Website.
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Abstract
By 2030, it is estimated that obesity could cost the UK economy up to £2 billion. While some have suggested a ‘fat tax’ as a solution to the problems of obesity, Richard Tiffin and Matthew Salois argues that whilst such a tax will tend to be focused on those with the worst diets – these people also tend to be the poor. In reality, it would do little to change their dietary habits, and will end up costing them financially.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 The Author |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2011 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 07:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38282 |
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