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<blockquote data-quote="spideog" data-source="post: 1099590" data-attributes="member: 31176"><p>Because that is what would actually make sense as a way of implementing the "tax" in order to achieve what the general public expect a "sugar tax" to be designed for. Everything spoken about in the media in relation to the budget is talking in terms of a "sugar tax". Thank you for pointing out that there was more detail behind how it was being implemented, but most people will just see the headline using the term tax and go with what peoples general perception of what a tax is and never read the finer details.</p><p></p><p>That it is actually a "penalty" being placed on manufacturers just means they will add the cost to all their products and it will really make no difference. If the manufacturer can still make more money by selling full fat drinks then they will, and the penalty they are being charged will make no difference. The cost of everything, diet or full fat, will go up about 12p.</p><p></p><p>If the consumer was made to pay an extra 25p for a full fat drink rather than a diet drink then they would change their habits and the manufacturer would just stop producing the products. That is what should really be happening if the government want change to occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spideog, post: 1099590, member: 31176"] Because that is what would actually make sense as a way of implementing the "tax" in order to achieve what the general public expect a "sugar tax" to be designed for. Everything spoken about in the media in relation to the budget is talking in terms of a "sugar tax". Thank you for pointing out that there was more detail behind how it was being implemented, but most people will just see the headline using the term tax and go with what peoples general perception of what a tax is and never read the finer details. That it is actually a "penalty" being placed on manufacturers just means they will add the cost to all their products and it will really make no difference. If the manufacturer can still make more money by selling full fat drinks then they will, and the penalty they are being charged will make no difference. The cost of everything, diet or full fat, will go up about 12p. If the consumer was made to pay an extra 25p for a full fat drink rather than a diet drink then they would change their habits and the manufacturer would just stop producing the products. That is what should really be happening if the government want change to occur. [/QUOTE]
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