IN SOME COUNTRIES AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF EATING TOO MUCH FAST FOOD. IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY FOR GOVERNMENTS TO IMPOSE A HIGHER TAX ON THIS KIND OF FOOD. TO WHAT AN EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

Fast
food
has become a staple in some countries because it is cheap and convenient
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;
however there
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however, there
is an alarming
increase
in the number of people who are suffering from ailments resulting from eating a lot of
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takeaways
takeaways'
takeaway's
. I strongly agree that the state must impose higher taxes on fast
food
.
This
essay will explore the necessity for governments to impose
exhorbitant
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
exorbitant
tarrifs
a government tax on imports or exports
tariffs
on fast
food
. Health problems related to fast
food
can be reduced by introducing higher taxes
.
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A higher
tax
means that the producers will have to pass on the cost to consumers making the product expensive. Fast
food
is elastic in demand
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;
the higher the price
,
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,
the lesser the demand
.
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It remains attractive because it is
cheap
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cheap, thus
thus
, an
increase
in price will reduce demand
therefore
reducing consumption.
This
then
will reduce the health problems associated with eating fast
food
.
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For
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example, in
Zimbabwe, the government introduced a
tax
called sin
tax
on luxury
food
items and fast
food
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Within six months of
introduction
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introducing
the prices of fast
food
sky rocketed and consumption decreased by seventy percent
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Three major fast
food
outlets in the country closed
as a result
of the sin
tax
.
Tax
gained from fast
food
can be used for
research
purposes
.
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.
The government can use the
tax
to aid
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healthier and convenient
food
that does not lead to health problems. Most people find it difficult to make home cooked meals because they can be expensive or they do not have enough time which is why they resort to fast
food
.
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.
Food
and beverage companies can benefit from subsidies from the state funded by
tax
on fast
food
to develop healthier options. The
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institute has already come up with a low cost two minute noodle which is a
healtheir
improved in health or physical condition
healthier
option than
traditional
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traditionally
fatty fast
food
.
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.
This
project was fully funded by the state
.
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.
Any
increase
in the
susbidy
a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
subsidy
from a
tax
from fast
food
can
increase
the presence of the two minute
noodle
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noodles
on the market
.
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.
In conclusion
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,
it is necessary for the government to impose higher taxes on fast
food
because
this
increases the prices and reduces consumption
this
reducing the health problems associated with fast
food
.
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.
Taxes can
also
be used to fund
research
on
healtheir
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
healthy
weather
healthier
and convenient meals.
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