11. Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Table 11.1: Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion Covered in Chapter 11

Fiscal Policies for Health Promotion Covered in Chapter 11
Subsidy for or tax imposed on	Health-related products receiving direct subsidies	Subsidized provision of health	Health-related products directly taxed	Government financing of health care
Consumer	Medicine	Caregiving (partially covered)	Tobacco	Not covered
	Food		Alcohol
	Cooking fuel		Food
	Water purificationSFTRETSoapSFTRETCondomsSFTRETBednets		Imported medicine and supplies
Producer	Vaccinations	Workplace promotion of healthy behavior (partially covered)	Fuel usage (partially covered)
	Food additivesSFTRETMedical research

Source: Authors.