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Fat tax and food consumption
Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/37352 Fat tax and food consumption Du Preez, Hanneke dominic.storom@za.pwc.com Storom, Dominic Lebohang Fat tax Obesity Overweight Sin taxes Unhealthy food South Africa UCTD Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The concept of a fat tax is a heavily debated topic around the world (given increasing levels of obesity and overweight) as a measure to be used by legislators to control the consumption of food items that are seen to cause obesity and overweight. The purpose of a fat tax can be likened to that of a sin tax (used to control consumption of products seen as vices to society). Little research has been carried out on fat tax in South Africa as the debate surrounding the levels of obesity has only been initiated on a national level in recent years. However, given the significant threat which high levels of obesity and overweight pose to South Africans (the fourth fattest nation in the world), the viability of any measure that would curb the consumption of unhealthy foods by South Africans should be investigated. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the introduction of a fat tax would affect consumer consumption habits by deterring consumers from purchasing unhealthy foods and in this way begin to lower the levels of obesity observed in the country. This study consists of a review of various literature in favour of, and against the implementation of sin and fat taxes, a detailed investigation into the effect of the levying of sin taxes by the South African Minister of Finance on tobacco and alcohol consumption and a survey researching the possible impact that an implemented fat tax would have on consumer consumption patterns in South Africa. gm2014 Taxation MCom Unrestricted 2014-04-01T12:13:52Z 2014-04-01T12:13:52Z 2013-09-05 2013 Mini Dissertation Storom, DL 2013, Fat tax and food consumption, MCom Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/37352> F13/9/810/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/37352 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Fat tax Obesity Overweight Sin taxes Unhealthy food South Africa UCTD Fat tax and food consumption |
| title | Fat tax and food consumption |
| title_full | Fat tax and food consumption |
| title_fullStr | Fat tax and food consumption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fat tax and food consumption |
| title_short | Fat tax and food consumption |
| title_sort | fat tax and food consumption |
| topic | Fat tax Obesity Overweight Sin taxes Unhealthy food South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/37352 |