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Author(s): Sugar, Tobacco, and Alcohol Taxes (STAX) Group (CORPORATE AUTHOR)
Source:
Lancet. 6/16/2018, Vol. 391 Issue 10138, p2400-2401. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Subject Terms:
*TAXATION; TAXATION of sugar; TOBACCO taxes; ALCOHOLIC beverage tax; ALCOHOL drinking prevention; HISTORY of epidemics; TWENTY-first century

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  MEXICO
- Subject Terms:
  WORLD Health Organization
- Subject Terms:
  SUSTAINABLE Development Goals (United Nations)
- Abstract:
  The article discusses the need for governments to adopt sugar, tobacco, and alcohol taxes (STAX) in order to help contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and it mentions the utilization of alcohol taxation to reduce alcohol consumption and harm. Taxes in Mexico, Finland, and South Africa are examined, along with the World Health Organization's "2017 WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic."

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