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The World Health Organizations is calling on countries to increase taxes on alcohol to incentivize healthy behaviors. Taxing unhealthy products stanley cup creates healthier populations. It has a positive ripple effect across society 鈥?less disease and debilitation and revenue for governments to provide public services. In the case of alcohol, taxes also help prevent v stanley cup iolence and road t stanley cup raffic injuries, said Dr R疟diger Krech of the WHO.Pointing to countries like Lithuania, which increased alcohol tax in 2017, the WHO said alcohol-related deaths drop from 23.4 per 100,000 people in 2016 to 18.1 per 100,000 people in 2018.The idea of taxing harmful products is not a novel idea. Higher taxes on tobacco products were implemented as more evidence showed the harm they can do.Numerous studieshave shown that higher taxes on the products have led to a reduction in consumption.The WHO believes raising alcohol prices by 50% would prevent more than 21 million unnecessary deaths over 50 years and generate $17 million in additional revenues for governments.Taxes that increase alcohol prices by 50% would help avert over 21 million deaths over 50 years and generate nearly US$17 trillion in additional reven Bmqy Health experts practicing what they preach, avoiding large gatherings for Thanksgiving
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