"It’s often not because we lack resources, but because we are putting resources in the wrong places. We need to spend what we have, spend wisely and apply cost-effective measures such as health taxes."

- Jeremias Paul

In the latest Leadership Dialogue, Jeremias Paul and Paula Johns explore how fiscal policy can protect health and advance sustainable development. Their conversation looks beyond taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to the wider need for fiscal coherence: scrutinising harmful subsidies, using existing health budgets wisely and building coalitions capable of challenging vested interests. Their central message is simple: in a time of tight public budgets, health must be treated not as a cost, but as an investment.