Nanny state tax on salt and sugar will raise the cost of living
15 July 2021
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Christopher Snowdon quoted in the Daily Mail
15 July 2021
In the Media
Economic Theory
Christopher Snowdon quoted in City AM
A government review by Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby has called for the introduction in salt and sugar taxes to reduce levels of obesity. The plans would introduce a £3/kg tax on sugar and £6/kg tax on salt.
Reacting to the report in City AM, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, Christopher Snowdon, said the plans would “clobber ordinary people” adding: “At a time of rising inflation, after the deepest recession in 300 years, Mr Dimbleby really needs to read the room. He rightly says that a meat tax would be unpopular and regressive. If Boris Johnson is foolish enough to act on these recommendations, he will soon find the same is true of taxing basic nutrients.”
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Reacting to the report in City AM, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, Christopher Snowdon, said the plans would “clobber ordinary people” adding: “At a time of rising inflation, after the deepest recession in 300 years, Mr Dimbleby really needs to read the room. He rightly says that a meat tax would be unpopular and regressive. If Boris Johnson is foolish enough to act on these recommendations, he will soon find the same is true of taxing basic nutrients.”
Read the full article here.
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