Should unhealthy snacks be made more expensive?
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15th November 2024
Health groups have joined forces to ask the government to increase taxes on unhealthy snacks.
The NHS says that one in ten children are obese by the time they start primary school – a figure that has crept up since last year.
There are 35 groups, including doctors, dentists and charities like Diabetes UK, who want the government to put higher taxes on salty and sugary snacks like cakes, crisps and sweets to persuade brands to make their products healthier.
Anna Taylor from the Food Foundation said: “The damage the food industry is doing to children’s health is the biggest threat to our nation’s wellbeing and future productivity.”
4 Comments
ninshe0 · 4 months ago
if they do not the people are going to buy them and eat a lot of them so they should
duomohen24 · 3 months ago
I agree. I think we need to put up the price of sugary foods and decrease the price of healthy food so that people with not much money can still afford to be healthy.
jakecena · 2 months ago
Prices should be put up because people need to eat more healthy food than just biscuits and sweets
ultari · 3 weeks ago
No, because even though it is bad for you, inflation already came and people by sweets anyway even though they become more expensive and sometimes people should be able to have a little treat occasionally. Also, people has been talking about this balanced diet thing for ages and it is improving a lot.