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Table 1 Study participants

From: Stakeholder views on the potential impact of a sugar-sweetened beverages tax on the budgets, dietary intake, and health of lower and higher socioeconomic groups in the Netherlands

Stakeholder Group

Participants approached (n = 46)

Participants declined (n = 19)

Participants included (n = 27)

Parliamentary parties

10

No response (n = 2)

No time (n = 1)

No reason (n = 4)

Members of the Dutch parliament/ politicians (n = 3)

Ministries

8

No response (n = 2)

Insufficient knowledge on taxation of SSBs according to the stakeholder (n = 1)

No reason (n = 2)

Policymakers from various ministries (n = 3)

Advisory bodies

4

No response (n = 1)

Insufficient knowledge on taxation of SSBs according to the stakeholder (n = 1)

Representatives of a governmental, non-profit advisory body (n = 2)

Academia

10

No time (=1)

Academics in the field of obesity prevention, nutrition and health, preventive dentistry, behavioural science, health economics, tax law, political science, medical ethics or social epidemiology (n = 9)

Trade associations

5

No response (n = 1)

Representatives of trade associations for food and beverages manufacturers, hospitality businesses or the catering industry (n = 4)

Health professional associations

3

NA

Representatives of non-governmental, non-profit professional associations of physicians or dentists (n = 3)

Health and consumer organizations

6

No response (n = 2)

Insufficient knowledge on taxation of SSBs according to the stakeholder (n = 1)

Representatives of governmental or non-governmental, non-profit consumer organizations and health organizations in the field of nutrition and health promotion (n = 3)