after the increase in excise duty, consumption of lemonade decreased significantly

after the increase in excise duty, consumption of lemonade decreased significantly

In 2011, Finland introduced a higher excise tax on sweets, ice cream and soft drinks containing sugar. A year later, the Finnish government raised the tax rate again. As a result, the prices of ice cream and sweets increased by an average of ten percent, but this did not actually change consumer habits, since sweets … Read more