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The black market for tobacco is out of control

17 March 2025
Lifestyle Economics

The black market for tobacco is out of control

Christopher Snowdon
17 March 2025
This article was first published on the Institute of Economic Affairs Substack. Official figures recently published by HMRC indicate a huge … Continue reading “The black market for tobacco is out of control”

Don’t trifle with our freedom – the case against the “Pudding Tax”

23 January 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Don’t trifle with our freedom – the case against the “Pudding Tax”

Charlie Amos
23 January 2019
Dr Allison Tedstone, Public Health England’s “Head of Diet and Obesity”, has recently proposed a new ‘Pudding Tax’ which would … Continue reading “Don’t trifle with our freedom – the case against the “Pudding Tax””

Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath

7 January 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath

Kate Andrews
7 January 2019
The morning I turned eight, I woke up and told my father that I was “halfway there”. This, in my … Continue reading “Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath”

“Sin Taxes” are aggressively regressive

26 July 2018
Lifestyle Economics

“Sin Taxes” are aggressively regressive

Madeline Grant
26 July 2018
Are “sin” taxes on food, soft drinks, tobacco and alcohol regressive? As my colleague Christopher Snowdon has outlined in his … Continue reading ““Sin Taxes” are aggressively regressive”

WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year

17 May 2018
Lifestyle Economics

WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year

Chris Snowdon
17 May 2018
After a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was introduced in Britain last month, campaigners wasted no time in calling for it … Continue reading “WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year”

Sugar taxes have never worked anywhere

7 March 2018
Lifestyle Economics

Sugar taxes have never worked anywhere

Chris Snowdon
7 March 2018
‘You can’t just point at things and tax them,’ said the singer Myleene Klass to Ed Miliband in a TV … Continue reading “Sugar taxes have never worked anywhere”

Colour me surprised: effects of Sugar Tax exactly as predicted

17 January 2018
Lifestyle Economics

Colour me surprised: effects of Sugar Tax exactly as predicted

Christopher Snowdon
17 January 2018
Coca-Cola’s decision to shrink its bottles and raise its prices has raised eyebrows, but the economics of it are straightforward. In … Continue reading “Colour me surprised: effects of Sugar Tax exactly as predicted”

A sugar tax would only make the UK tax system more incoherent

12 January 2016
Lifestyle Economics

A sugar tax would only make the UK tax system more incoherent

Ryan Bourne
12 January 2016
Rumours abound that the government is secretly quite keen on imposing a new tax on sugary drinks, to attempt to … Continue reading “A sugar tax would only make the UK tax system more incoherent”

Taxing sugary drinks invariably hurts the poor

1 December 2015
Lifestyle Economics

Taxing sugary drinks invariably hurts the poor

Christopher Snowdon
1 December 2015
A tax on sugar – and on sugary drinks in particular – has become a cornerstone of the campaign for … Continue reading “Taxing sugary drinks invariably hurts the poor”

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