We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Let's Tax "Junk Food"!
- Authors
Todorova, Elena
- Abstract
The article discusses the plan of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health to introduce a public health tax on unhealthy foods aimed at limiting consumption of foods that increase risk of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, and type-two diabetes, announced in February 2015. Topics discussed include affected foods such as foods that contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, tax applicable to foods marketed in Bulgaria, and determination of tax basis by net amount of food put on market.
- Subjects
TAXATION of food; BULGARIA. Ministry of Health; DIET in disease; VEGETABLE oils; FOOD industry
- Publication
European Food & Feed Law Review, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1862-2720
- Publication type
Article