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The content outlines current food patterns, the high share of imported and processed foods, and the rationale for targeting items such as high-fat, high-sugar foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, and certain snacks. It also summarizes World Bank monitoring of tax changes, observed shifts in consumption and revenue impacts, distributional effects on families, and priorities for further coordination across sectors.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \n“  \nKai pe ke ‘oua ‘e toe hao he matapa´  \n“  \n- Tangata, Vava’u.  \n‘Oku kau ‘a Tonga ‘i he mā’olungataha ‘i māmani ‘i he fu’u sisino´ moe sino nge’enge’e´ (≥25 kg/m2) . Ko e fu’u sisino´ (BMI≥25 kg/m²)‘oku peseti‘e 91, pea ko e sino nge’enge’e´ (BMI≥30 kg/m²) ‘oku peseti ‘e 69. Ko e sino nge’enge’e´ mo e fu’u sisino´ ‘oku na kau ki hono fakatupu ‘a e ngaahi mahaki ‘ikai pipihi´, tautautefito ki he mahaki mafu´, suka´, mahaki uoua´ pea mo e fa’ahinga‘o e kanisa´ . Ko hono ola´ ē, kuo faka’au ke lahi ange ‘a e mate keiiiki tupu mei he mahaki ‘ikai pipihi´ .  \nKo e me’atokoni kuo teuteu ‘I he taha ‘o e ngaahi katoanga fakafonua´ .  \nKo e ongo tupu’anga mahu’inga tahamo fakatu’utāmaki taha ki he kavenga‘o e mahaki ‘ikai pipihi´ ‘i Tonga, ko e sino nge’enge’e´ mo e ‘ikai ma’ume’atokoni mo’ui lelei´ .‘Oku tu’u lotoloto‘a e me’atokoni´ ki hono feau ‘o e ngaahi kavenga fakafāmili´ mo fakafonua´ ‘i Tonga.‘I he kuohili´, na’e ma’u me’atokoni e kakai´ mei he ngaahi me’atokoni tu’ufonua´ . ‘I he ngaahi ‘aho´ ni, kuo lahi ‘a hono ma’u‘o e ngaahi me’atokoni hū mei muli, moe ngaahi me’atokoni kuo ‘osi ngaohi‘o fa’okapa pe tanaki ki ai ha kemikale, ka ‘i he taimi tatau pe, ‘oku kei fai pe‘a e ‘ulungaanga fakafonua ko e ma’ume’atokoni lahi´ . Kuo si’isi’i ange foki ‘ahono ma’u ‘o e me’atokoni ngaohi pe ‘i‘api´ . ‘I he ngaahi fonua ‘o e Pasifiki´, ko Tonga ‘a e fonua ‘oku lahi taha ‘a ‘ene fakamole ki he me’akai ‘ikai mo’ui lelei´ .  \nKuo hanga ‘e he pule’anga´ ‘ofaka’ilonga’i‘ae tu’utu’uni ki hetukuhau‘oe me’akai´, ko e founga tefito ia ke tau’i ‘aki ‘a ekavenga ‘o e mahaki ‘ikai pipihi´ ‘i Tonga.  \n‘Oku kau heni hono hilifaki ‘o ha tukuhau  \n‘Oku teuteu’i ‘a e nouti ko ‘eni´ ‘o makatu’unga ‘i he ngaahi ola mo e ngaahi fokotu’umeia Osornprasop, S. et al, Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases:  \nLessons from Tonga, World Bank, 2019. If you need more information, the full report is available at the following website: [http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/](http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/)[ ](http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/)[en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseas-](en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseas-)[es-Lessons-from-Tonga](es-Lessons-from-Tonga)  \n‘ekisia pe tute ‘o e koloa hū mai´ ke holoki‘aki ‘a hono ma’u ‘o e me’atokoni ngako´(‘o hange ko e mui’i pīpī´, sipi´, alanga’imoa´), me’atokoni melie´ (‘o hange ko e‘aisi kilimi´, sokoleti´, pisikete´), ngaahi inu kuo fakasuka´ (SSBs), pea mo e nūtolo´(vakai ki he ngaahi Fakatātā Fika 1-4) . ‘I he taimi tatau, kuo to’o ‘e he pule’anga´‘a e peseti ‘e 15 tukuhau ngāue’aki na’ehilifaki ki he fua’i’akau mo e vesitapolo hū mai´, ‘a ia ko e me’atokoni mo’uilelei. Ko e ‘amanaki´ ‘e holo ‘a e mahu’inga‘o e ngaahi me’atokoni´ ni, pea ‘e lahiange ai hono fakatau atu´ .  \nNa’e fai ‘e he WB ha savea fekau’aki mohono muimui’i ‘o e lao tukuhau ‘ekisia ‘a Tonga´. Na’e ha ‘i he lipooti´ ni ‘ae holo ‘ae ma’u me’atokoni ‘ikai mo’ui lelei´, neongona’e ‘i ai e fa’ahinga na’e holo lahi, mo e fa’ahinga na’e holo si’isi’i pe.  \nFakatātā Fika 1: Ko e lahi ‘o hono hū, tukuhau  \nmo e tukuhau ki he ‘iuniti ‘o e kapakapa’i sipi´ .  \nFakatātā Fika 2: Ko e lahi ‘o hono hū, tukuhau  \nmo e tukuhau ki he ‘iuniti ‘o e mui’i pipi´ .  \nKo e koloa na’e hā ai ‘a e liliu lahitaha ‘i he fakatau´, ko e sipi´ mo e ‘aisi kilimi´, pea hoko ai ‘a e ngaahi inu kuo fakasuka´(SSBs) . 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