Sugary and salty snacks to be slapped with new tax
A "SNACK TAX" on salty and sugary foods is set to be recommended to the Government this week.
The Prime Minister's food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, is expected to suggest increasing the current sugar tax on sweet drinks and bringing in a new salt tax.told the Daily MailThey will not include any proposals on a tax for red meat, which Boris Johnson already ruled out. But it could apply to sausages, bacon and burgers - meaning the price of McDonald's and Burger King could soar.It's hoped the "snack tax" will encourage manufacturers to cut the salt and sugar in what they make.The levy would hit processed meats like bangers and bacon particularly hard but is modelled on theThe 18p per litre tax on sugary drinks came into force in 2018, but supporters claim it led to companies changing recipes to swerve the levy.
Mr Dimbleby has been tasked to find ways to get the nation to eat less salt, red meat, saturated fats and sugar, and more vegetables and fruit. There isn't a tax on salty foods at the minute.Earlier this year John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “This is yet another case of middle-class meddling that will hit the poorest families hardest.”, which bans junk food ads before 9pm and offers on unhealthy food.
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