Posted on 07/14/2021 7:10:11 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Britain should introduce the world’s first tax on sugary and salty food, a report recommends today.
The “snack tax” could add £3.4 billion a year to families’ shopping bills, with a 60p Mars bar costing 9p more.
With 56 million people currently living in England, it means £60 per year will be added to each person’s food bill on average — £240 for a family of four.
The money should be used to pay for GPs to prescribe fruit, vegetables and cookery classes on the NHS to help prevent obesity and ill health, the Government-commissioned review says.
The radical proposals are included in a new National Food Strategy, published today by Boris Johnson’s food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, the founder of restaurant chain Leon.
Mr. Dimbleby said the tax will encourage firms to reformulate their recipes or reduce portion sizes. He warned that unhealthy food was “putting an intolerable strain on the NHS”, with more than half of over-45s living with diet-related health conditions.
Poor diets contribute to 64,000 deaths every year in England and cost the economy an estimated £74 billion, according to his report.
It proposes a new tax of £3 per kilogram on sugar and £6 per kilogram on salt sold wholesale for use in processed foods, or in restaurants and catering businesses. Britain has had a sugar tax on soft drinks since 2018. …
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“You foolish peasants don’t know how to eat! You’re doing it wrong! Here — let us help you stop being stupid.”
If it tastes good tax it.
Well, the UK broke away from the EU, but not in the heads of the Red Tories.
A 100% tax rate would solve all the world’s problems.
Oh what a great conservative Boris Johnson is...NOT
Out of control government is out of control.
President Trump should have never sent him the Trump pills.
in britain the tories and labour argue over who is best at managing the welfare state
never any talk of paring it back
Couldn’t he have just iupdated the DIET chocolate ration to 25 grams?
Typical liberal. He’s packed away enough fried crisps in his day, this much is obvious. Then, he pulls up the ladder!
They’re going to have to create nice underground business if they don’t put a stop to this.
Our masters are planning on starving us to death.
This whole scheme also reminds us that the welfare state needs money as in taxes to sustain it.
No welfare state is so “sustained”.
Boris has been a stunning disaster—I never saw this coming when he was first elected.
Kind of reminds me of Dr.Phil giving dieting advice.
Or Michael Moore
We’re not the only country with a Deep State.
And they all seem to use the same playbook.
Example: Wembley and our January 6 DC “insurrection”.
If they want to tax anything, they need to tax carbs, as that’s where all the health problems are.
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