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Originally Posted by smeagol

how high do cigs need to go. its seriously to high now. how about tax the fatties instead they are the biggest cause not drinking or smoking.

I sort of agree: whacking a tax on sugar (and sweetener, let's not have them getting around it by using more and more cancspartame) would surely rake in an absolute fortune. And it's a "fairer" tax than most - if you don't want to pay it, buy fresh ingredients and cook / eat properly. They could also whack a tax on anything that features ingredients with more than four syllables. I'm looking at YOU, monosodium glutamate. And of course, a 50% tax on anything with the word "hydrogenated" in it.

Rake in junk food cash, save the NHS a fortune. A flawless plan.