anti-obesity policy, the sugar levy seems arbitrary. Consumption of both sugar and sugary drinks has been falling for years … European countries show no correlation between sugary drink consumption and obesity. The Office for Budget Responsibility says …

question: Are state alcohol distribution regulations based on public welfare interests or on protectionist economic interests …

and greater consumption of counterfeit/illegal cigarettes are unlikely. Provided that tax increases offset any induced … fall in prices that might result, plain packaging will reduce cigarette consumption …

This paper seeks to identify the effect of consumer sentiment on consumption. Using Australian consumer sentiment data … consumption, we match postcode-level vote-share data to new car sales to households. Using data from two elections which saw a … consumer sentiment contains useful independent information about future consumption …