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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