Chile's 2014 sugar-sweetened beverage tax and changes in prices and purchases of sugarsweetened beverages :an observational study in an urban environment
2018
Caro, Juan Carlos | Corvalan, Camilia | Reyes, Marcela | Silva, Andres | Popkin, Barry | Taillie, Lindsey Smith
This study examines changes in beverage prices and household beverage purchases following the implementation of tax reform in Chile (2014). Findings are consistent with previous evidence indicating that small increases in sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are unlikely to promote large enough changes in SSB purchases to reduce obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).The Chilean government increased the tax rate from 13% to 18% on industrialized beverages with high levels of sugar (H-SSBs). Results of the tax modifications were small, and observed changes in prices and purchases of beverages after the tax were also small.
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