Discussion
Really?!
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/22/ja...
Is (say) a 20% levy on sugar based products really going to stop or discourage people buying them? I don't think so. They'll just face higher shopping bills.
A bag of sugar is a quid in the shops. Frankly I wouldn't bat an eyelid if it was £2, it's just a kitchen staple that gets put in the trolley along with everything else.
Is such a tax workable or of any tangible benefit?
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/22/ja...
Is (say) a 20% levy on sugar based products really going to stop or discourage people buying them? I don't think so. They'll just face higher shopping bills.
A bag of sugar is a quid in the shops. Frankly I wouldn't bat an eyelid if it was £2, it's just a kitchen staple that gets put in the trolley along with everything else.
Is such a tax workable or of any tangible benefit?
It won't work. The tax on cigarettes is hardly putting off teenagers from smoking. Where the hell they get that kind of cash to blow on packets of cigarettes is beyond me.
So charging 7p extra a can won't mean SFA.
"Twinkie diet".
So charging 7p extra a can won't mean SFA.
"Twinkie diet".
wolves_wanderer said:
I would like a 105% windfall tax on thick-tongued, mockney tts.
Hoofy said:
"Twinkie diet".
I thinks that's something else...I don't think it would be a terrible idea to incentivise people away from sugar, but remember - sugar was one of the first truly integrated global commodities and the industry has a lot of money and a lot of organised political influence. Don't be surprised if the government are prepared to take them on.
Contrary to a post above, taxation has had a great affect on children taking to smoking:
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
FredClogs said:
Hoofy said:
"Twinkie diet".
I thinks that's something else...I don't think it would be a terrible idea to incentivise people away from sugar, but remember - sugar was one of the first truly integrated global commodities and the industry has a lot of money and a lot of organised political influence. Don't be surprised if the government are prepared to take them on.
"Twinkie diet".
legzr1 said:
Contrary to a post above, taxation has had a great affect on children taking to smoking:
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
How do you know that was down to prices and not education or other anti-smoking measures? Have you considered plotting it against the number of pirates?http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
legzr1 said:
Contrary to a post above, taxation has had a great affect on children taking to smoking:
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
Certainly, £56 a chocolate bar would affect things. Why not just ban them outright?http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf
From 1982-2014 the number of 15 year olds smoking has dropped from 24% to 8%.
Why wouldn't a sugar tax have a similar outcome?
£56 for a Mars Bar anyone?
otolith said:
How do you know that was down to prices and not education or other anti-smoking measures? Have you considered plotting it against the number of pirates?
I don't know.But others seem to suggest it is true:
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheet...
Now, these pirates?
legzr1 said:
I don't know.
But others seem to suggest it is true:
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheet...
Still just opinion. No proof.But others seem to suggest it is true:
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheet...
Can we not put a 105% tax on Olive Oil and bankrupt the fker? Getting a bit fed up of him deciding he wants to change the world (and get himself a Knghthood).
Jamie. I am well aware of how much sugar is in the lovely and refreshing can of Pepsi I'm drinking. And you know something? I do not care. I can just about figure out that if I start putting on weight I need to drink less of it. Kindly leave us the fk alone.
Jamie. I am well aware of how much sugar is in the lovely and refreshing can of Pepsi I'm drinking. And you know something? I do not care. I can just about figure out that if I start putting on weight I need to drink less of it. Kindly leave us the fk alone.
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