[user104658]

I'm going to mainly stick with food and basics because it would take forever to consider every consumer product type!

Zero on raw foods and ingredients, other household essentials, clothes, and energy!... moderate tax on packaged / prepared food of all kinds, a large tax on junk foods full of sugar and all forms of "ready meals".

Both tobacco and alcohol... I would tax through the roof. I'm talking a cheap bottle of vodka costing £30+ and no bottle of wine costing under £10, or can of beer under £2. That would apply to retail sales only though, I wouldn't apply it so heavily to pubs / bars / clubs... Basically, I would like to see it at the point where it isn't significantly cheaper to be downing vodka at home than to go out for a drink.

Cigarettes I'd happily see hit £20 a pack.


I'd probably also add an extra tax to luxuries like electrical goods...