Review into ‘junk food’ regulation welcome step in rolling back nanny state
14 September 2022
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Len Shackleton quoted in The Telegraph
14 September 2022
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Commenting on the government’s announcement of a review into junk food regulations, Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:
“Scrapping policies that make food and drink more expensive during a cost of living crisis is a no-brainer.
“The sugar tax has achieved nothing and the ban on volume price discounts will hurt everybody.
“We are long overdue a Prime Minister who puts the interests of consumers over the interests of nanny state pressure groups. Let us hope Liz Truss is that Prime Minister.”
ENDSNotes to editorsContact: media@iea.org.uk / 07763 365520
IEA spokespeople are available for interview and further comment.
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. The IEA is a registered educational charity and independent of all political parties.
“Scrapping policies that make food and drink more expensive during a cost of living crisis is a no-brainer.
“The sugar tax has achieved nothing and the ban on volume price discounts will hurt everybody.
“We are long overdue a Prime Minister who puts the interests of consumers over the interests of nanny state pressure groups. Let us hope Liz Truss is that Prime Minister.”
ENDSNotes to editorsContact: media@iea.org.uk / 07763 365520
IEA spokespeople are available for interview and further comment.
The mission of the Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. The IEA is a registered educational charity and independent of all political parties.
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