Commitment

Implement tax policies that increase the affordability of healthy foods and discourage the sales less-healthy foods

Government / Sao Tome and Principe

January 2023 — December 2024

Description

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Contribute funding for nutrition

Description

Funding for nutrition-sensitive and -specific interventions

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Gender identity
Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Policy > Food environment
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Financing
  • Food systems
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Tax policies are implemented to increase the affordability of healthy foods and to discourage the sale of less healthy foods
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline No 2021
Target Yes December 2024

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