30 Apr 2018 --- Adding 10 percent to the price of chocolate, confectionery, cakes and biscuits may reduce purchases by around 7 percent, according to a research team from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. This is a similar outcome to taxing sugar-sweetened beverages, where previous research suggests a 10 percent price rise can reduce purchases by 6-8 percent. The researchers suggest that extending fiscal policies to include sweet snacks could be an important boost to public health, by reducing purchasing and consumption of these foods.
