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Reformulation of products to reduce sugar content in response to taxes can mitigate the financial burden on consumers while achieving public health goals.
Policymakers can design sugar taxes to encourage product reformulation by giving manufacturers time to adjust. This approach can achieve health goals (less sugar) without necessarily imposing the full financial burden on consumers if they choose to reformulate.
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timing of the levy’s introduction designed to give soft-drink companies enough time to reduce the sugar content of their products and change advertising strategies if they wish.
Why this rating
The paper discusses this as a potential outcome and design feature of the UK policy, citing the UK's history with salt reformulation as a precedent.
Source
Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study
M. Arantxa Colchero et al. · BMJ · 2016
DOI 10.1136/bmj.h6704
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