03 Aug The effect of food taxes and subsidies on population health and health costs: a modelling study Posted at 12:22h in Resources, Advocacy by Kim Tucker A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 per cent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring major benefits for the health sector, researchers from Otago, Auckland and Melbourne Universities say. Download File Tags: Fruit & Vegetables, Sugar, Salt, saturated fat, tax Print page