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A sugar tax would have the same effect, it's a single change that's very easy to implement. 10,000% should do.
by politician 3y ago
A sugar tax would have the same effect, it's a single change that's very easy to implement. 10,000% should do.
- p1esk 3y agoCheap sugar substitutes will be used. Long term health effects are not clear.
- Scoundreller 3y agoWhat you want is a calorie tax. Possibly a liquid calorie tax. Or just every calorie?
- warning26 3y agoThe problem is sugar tastes good. Taxing processed sugary foods will certainly help, but are you also going to tax, say, sugar in a bag? If so, you have effectively banned Grandma's cookies. Do you want to be known as the politician who effectively banned home-cooked baked goods?