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Health-motivated taxes on red and processed meat: A modelling study on optimal tax levels and associated health impacts.

Marco SpringmannDaniel Mason-D'CrozSherman RobinsonKeith WiebeH Charles J GodfrayMike RaynerPeter Scarborough
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Including the social health cost of red and processed meat consumption in the price of red and processed meat could lead to significant health and environmental benefits, in particular in high and middle-income countries. The optimal tax levels estimated in this study are context-specific and can complement the simple rules of thumb currently used for setting health-motivated tax levels.
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