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Table 2 Views on the effects of an SSB tax on higher and lower socioeconomic groups

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 groups

Health and Consumer organizations

Health professional associations

Advisory bodies

Academia

Trade associa-tions

Minis-tries

Parliamentary parties

The differential effects of an SSB tax on the budgets of lower and higher socioeconomic groups

 An SSB tax is financially regressive

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 People with a lower socioeconomic position spend a bigger proportion of their income on food purchases

   

X

 

X

 

 People with a lower socioeconomic position consume more unhealthy foods/drinks like SSBs

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

 People of lower socioeconomic groups cannot easily change their routines

   

X

   

 The regressive effect of an SSB tax is likely very marginal

     

X

 

 The regressive effect of an SSB tax does not need to occur when people eat healthy and consequently do not buy SSBs

      

X

The impact of an SSB tax on socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intake and health

 An SSB tax is progressive in terms of health benefits

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 People with a lower socioeconomic position have more health problems (overweight, non-communicable diseases)

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 People with a lower socioeconomic position consume more unhealthy foods/drinks like SSBs

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

 An SSB tax could lead to alternative, healthier choices of lower socioeconomic groups

X

  

X

  

X

 An SSB tax could be especially effective for the health of people with a lower SEP who are more difficult to reach by other interventions

   

X

   

 People of lower socioeconomic groups cannot easily change their routines

   

X

   

 An SSB tax could lead to compensation with other unhealthy behaviour

X

X

     

 An SSB tax could lead to a widening of socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intake and health

 

X

 

X

   
  1. X denotes: one or more participants in this stakeholder group mentioned the specific topic in an interview