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. 2007 Apr 4;4:10. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-10

Table 5.

Economic consequences of economic food policy instruments

Scenario Subsidy scenarios Tax scenarios Combined scenarios
1 2 3 4 5 6 7



Fruits/vegetables Fibres Total fats Saturated Sugar Nutrients Commodities
Million DKK
Consumers' surplus 1094 1555 -1647 -1461 -1242 -41 -41
Net tax revenue -1134 -1596 1606 1420 1201 0 0
Net welfare cost 41 41 41 41 41 41 41

DKK/household
Consumers' surplus 482 685 -726 -644 -547 -18 -18
Net welfare cost 18 18 18 18 18 18 18