Impuestos saludables en Colombia y la experiencia de la implementación en Dinamarca

Abstract

The healthy taxes in Colombia implemented through Law 2277 of 2022, have brought about a series of debates regarding their reception and achievement of their objectives, which are to mitigate the consumption of ultra-processed foods and beverages, that the producing companies replace the sugar by non-caloric sweeteners, reducing sugar levels and with this measure we will also seek to raise funds for the health system. In Colombia there has been acceptance of the importance of public health, as it is assured that the measure to contribute to it would be significant, but at the same time it complains about the rise in prices, ensuring that those most affected are the population with fewer resources. economical, since they are part of your daily meals. This has led to analyzing the experience in other countries where it was applied, such as in Denmark, in order to identify if this has reduced the consumption of ultra-processed foods and thereby improved public health, also contributing to the collection of ultra-processed foods. of tribute to allocate to the health system, countries in which there has been rejection and termination of its implementation, but cases of success have also been found.