Oct. 25, 2023 The constitutionality of the tax reform that introduced a tax on ultra-processed foods and ultra-processed sugary beverages, part of a wave of lawsuits again the reform.
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Food laws and decisions: Fiscal Policies
The policy category “Fiscal Policies” focuses on policies that aim at promoting healthier diets by making unhealthy food and beverages more expensive and/or healthy food and beverages cheapers. This category includes policies such as the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.
Fiscal Policies related food laws and decisions
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Colombia · Colombia · Decision · Judicial -
Colombia · Colombia · Law · Legislation Law adopting a Tax Reform for Equality and Social Justice
Dec. 13, 2022 This law reforms the country's tax structure to promote equality and social justice, including health taxes.
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Jamaica · Jamaica · Law · Programmatic documents National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Jamaica 2013-2018
2013 This strategic and action plan aims to "provide a framework and road map for national action to combat non-communicable diseases and injuries and their risk factors in Jamaica within the...
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Barbados · Barbados · Law · Programmatic documents Excise Tax on Sweetened Beverages – 2022
Apr. 1, 2022 The objective of the Excise Tax on Sweetened Beverages is to increase the rate of excise tax on sweetened beverages in an effort to reduce sugar consumption.
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Jamaica · Jamaica · Law · Programmatic documents National Operational Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Jamaica (2016-2020)
Jun. 2016 The National Operational Plan of Action seeks to operationalize the obesity prevention activities of the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs).
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South Africa · South Africa · Law · Legislation Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act
Dec. 12, 2017 This law imposes a levy on sugary beverages as well as excise and customs duties on some raw materials for the manufacturing of beverages.
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Mexico · Mexico · Law · Legislation Law on the Special Tax on the Production of Goods and Services
Dec. 30, 1980 The law regulates the special tax applicable to different goods and services. The law has been amended on 15 November 2016 to include products such as energy drinks, alcoholic beverages,...
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Barbados · Barbados · Law · Administrative Acts Excise Tax (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations – 2017
Aug. 1, 2015 The Regulations imposed an ad valorem excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Mexico · Mexico · Decision · Judicial Several Industries v. Government
2015 After a tax increase on processed foods and industrialized sugar-sweetened beverages in 2014, the industry challenged the constitutionality of the tax. The law's constitutionality was held in a series of five...
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Mexico · Mexico · Decision · Judicial Jugos del Valle (Coca Cola) v. Government
2003 Jugos del Valle discussed with the State on whether fruit and nectarine fruit drinks was considered food for VAT purposes. The VAT tax rate for the sale of food was...
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