The political economy of novel food taxes and subsidies in India: insights from stakeholder interviews and a scoping review
Amit Summan, Divija Samria, Seshadri Dutta, Ramanan Laxminarayan · 2026
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Four authors, led by Amit Summan, study taxes and aid for food in India in a paper published in 2026. Their question is why new food taxes and food aid have been slow to take shape in a large low and middle income setting. They pair a review of past work with talks with people close to the policy debate.
The team finds a split and contested policy space. Food firms, health groups, and state offices pull in apart ways, and current rules focus on hunger while doing less about poor diets. Tax rules have gaps that firms can use, and aid still favors staple crops and sugar over fruit and greens.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amit Summan, Divija Samria, Seshadri Dutta, Ramanan Laxminarayan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |