No value-added taxes (VAT) on fruit and vegetables, but increased VAT on meat and milk would have a positive effect on diet-related diseases, the environment, consumption and tax revenues, because food prices influence our buying behavior. This is the conclusion of research led by Dr. Marco Springmann, scientist at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Florian Freund, researcher at the Thünen-Institute for Market Analysis.
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