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 extent do you agree or disagree?

Health problems caused by the excessive consumption of fast foods have assumed epidemic proportions all over the world. It is believed that governments should levy a tariff on junk

food

because the number of health risks associated with consuming

this

kind of

food

is on the rise. I agree that a higher rate of tax ought to be paid by fast

food

companies.

First

and foremost, we can easily observe the negative effect of

this

food

has on us. According to research data, a large number of people are getting addicted to fast

food

which results in having diseases

,

Accept space

,

including colorectal cancer, obesity, and high cholesterol

also

have a tendency to raise.

Hence

, an increase in its price through imposing tax may discourage people from buying and consuming comfort

food

,

in particular

for children and teenagers who suffer the most from health disorders. Increasing taxes would raise prices and lower consumption. Junk

food

companies would pass on these taxes to consumers in the form of higher prices and

this

would lead to people not being able to afford fast

food

because it is too expensive.

Furthermore

, comfort

food

would soon become a luxury item and it would only be consumed occasionally, which would be less harmful to the general public’s health. The cost of organic

food

,

for instance

, has proven prohibitively expensive for most people and

that is

why only a small percentage of the population buys it regularly. In conclusion, I consider that junk foods should be taxed at a higher rate to ameliorate

this

situation. A higher price will assist people to curb their temptation as well as it will force the seller to concoct new business.