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[0] U [EVIDENCE FOR POLICY AREA] Empirical estimates show that food prices influence, to a varying degree, how much food people buy. Targeted subsidies have been shown to help overcome affordability barriers to healthy foods for people on low incomes. Incentives, like financial rewards or price discounts, have also been shown to encourage people to switch to healthier options. Emerging evidence from implemented taxes, as well as modelling studies, indicate the potential for effectiveness to reduce consumption. Given food choices are influenced by a whole host of factors, especially in modern, complex food markets, taxes must be designed very carefully to maximise effectiveness. e.g. Targeted subsidies; price promotions at point of sale; unit pricing; health-related food taxes INFORMATION UPDATED 19/02/2015 [POLICY AREA] 
Use economic tools to address food affordability and purchase incentives
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