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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10587

3 April 2012
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SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) health
Taxing junk food to halt obesity and raise revenue

Brussels, 02/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Public Health Alliance EPHA has suggested that the public authorities tax junk food and subsidise fruit and vegetables. This will help not only to fight obesity, but also to increase public revenue during these times of austerity. “Food taxation offers governments a two-pronged arrow to deal with two of the most pertinent issues they face: not only tackling the obesity epidemic, the revenues produced can also boost austerity stricken...

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