shish_mish@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoTony Blair says junk food should be made too expensive for the poor to afford through new sugar and salt taxes to tackle obesityvnexplorer.netexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkTony Blair says junk food should be made too expensive for the poor to afford through new sugar and salt taxes to tackle obesityvnexplorer.netshish_mish@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarebutterypowered@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI’ve thought that for years. Tax the high sugar/fat/alcohol stuff and use 100% of that tax to subsidise fresh fruit and veg.
minus-squarethrow4w4y5@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agothat will just become profit for supermarkets. even if you legislate maximum prices for certain foods, it will still become profit for supermarkets but the quality will be reduced.
I’ve thought that for years. Tax the high sugar/fat/alcohol stuff and use 100% of that tax to subsidise fresh fruit and veg.
that will just become profit for supermarkets. even if you legislate maximum prices for certain foods, it will still become profit for supermarkets but the quality will be reduced.