In this season of the Great Arizona Budget Crisis, a new SLHI report estimates that Arizona could raise anywhere from $155 million to upwards of $1 billion annually from some type of “unhealthy” food tax, depending on the amount of the tax and whether it’s limited to taxing sugar-sweetened beverages or includes a tax on fattening foods as defined on a “less healthy” nutrition scale.

This generates substantial revenue, but is it good public policy? Read Taxing Matters: Health, Obesity, and Public Policy Choices in Arizona, available now on the web or in hard copy by contacting SLHI.