By Plenary Sessions: Eero Merilind
Total Sessions: 1
Fully Profiled: 1
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Economic perspectives support behavior-steering taxation (a tiered tax) to incentivize manufacturers to reduce sugar content. It is noted that the planned tax revenue of 25 million euros is a relatively small amount for tackling the obesity epidemic, highlighting the necessity of funding health promotion.