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This presentations was given at the National Heart Forum meeting on 'What is the role of food taxes?' on 29 June 2012 in London.
Authors
![Martin O'Connell](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Martin%20O%27Connell.jpg?itok=MwAa7oSf)
Martin O'Connell
Research Fellow University of Wisconsin
Martin, previously Deputy Research Director, is a Research Fellow at IFS and Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin.
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- IFS
Suggested citation
O'Connell, M. (2012). 'The impacts of food taxes' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/impacts-food-taxes (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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