03-11-2026
Media Partnership: Who Foots the Bill? Health Taxes and the EU's Search for Revenue
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A quarter of European children aged seven to nine are overweight or obese, and smoking remains a major cause of preventable death in the EU. The Commission's proposal for the next EU budget leans on new own resources, including a tobacco levy, and a tax on foods high in fat, sugar and salt is now openly discussed.
Can a tax designed to discourage consumption also be a reliable source of revenue? Who ends up paying: consumers, businesses or lower-income households? Drawing on the Nanny State Index and Hungary's own food-tax experiment, the panel will ask how Europe can improve health through growth, prosperity and a disciplined EU budget, rather than through a levy on the weekly shop.
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Location
Martens Centre HQ
Rue du Commerce 20, 1000 Brussels
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Panellists
Opening remarks: Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director, Martens Centre
Speakers:
Theodoros Rousopoulos, MP (Greece), President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024 to 2026)
Irena Pereša, Head of Unit BUDG, Revenue Policy and Management, European Commission
Christopher Snowdon, Editor of the Nanny State Index and EPICENTER Fellow
Moderator
Adam Bartha, Director, EPICENTER
Schedule
12:30 to 14:15 CET
Contact
Laurine Augere
Laurine.Augere@rapporteur.com