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This presentation was given at the IFS post-Budget presentation on 17 March 2016.
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Research Fellow London School of Economics
Kate is an IFS Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor at LSE, interested in public finance, industrial organisation and applied microeconomics.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0608
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Smith, K. (2016). 'The soft drinks levy' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/soft-drinks-levy (accessed: 17 March 2025).
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