New tax on junk food announced by Labour as part of plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ & take pressure off NHS

In an effort to reduce the multibillion-pound sickness benefits cost, new charges on junk food are being planned.

A variety of sin taxes are being considered by ministers in an effort to lower obesity rates, which are preventing British citizens from working due to bad health.

However, by avoiding measures to reduce the benefits cost, which is expected to reach $100 billion by 2030, the Conservatives accused Welfare Secretary Liz Kendall of kicking the can down the road.

However, the Get Britain Working document’s recommendations highlight heart issues and back pain as obstacles to returning to the workforce.

According to the plan, 500,000 people are unemployed or economically inactive as a result of smoking, binge drinking, or being obese.

To lower obestity levels, a Manchester project is investigating tirzepatide weight loss shots.

According to the new plan, all available tools—including taxes—will be taken into consideration in order to promote food and drink reformulation and aid in the fight against obesity and overweight.

It comes after the soft drink industry levy, which reduced beverage sugar by 46% between 2015 and 2020.

It follows statements made by Health Secretary Wes Streeting that he was prepared to use the force of state regulation to compel companies to produce healthier goods.

According to Chris Snowdon of the Institute of Economic Affairs, taxes are the answer for this government, regardless of the issue.

In actuality, sugar taxes have never been successful elsewhere in the world, and Denmark’s brief fat tax trial was a complete failure.

Raising living expenses would be both politically and economically irresponsible.

Once more, obesity is being exploited as a diversion from the true problems, which in this case are the welfare system’s shortcomings and an alarmingly high increase in the number of people who are unemployed due to mental health disorders.

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