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 with this opinion?

An increasing concern for many people around the is suffering health problems due to enormous consumption of fast

food

. It has been suggested that

as a result

of

this

, the government should impose a higher tax on

this

kind of foods.

This

essay agrees that higher level of tax should be paid by fast

food

companies. Generally speaking, there is a wide range of reasons why governments should impose a higher tax on fast

food

. The key argument in support of

this

idea is that increasing taxes would raise the prices and lower the consumption. Fast

food

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

this

would lead to people not being able to afford these foods because they are too expensive. If junk

food

becomes a luxury item, it will only be consumed rarely, which will be less harmful general public's

health

Suggestion

healthiest

.

For example

, the cost of organic

food

is really expensive for most people and

that is

why only a small percentage of people but it regularly.

On the other hand

, there are several arguments against

this

idea. Perhaps the strongest is that people are free to choose what they would like to eat and nobody wants the government to prescribe their diet by imposing higher taxation.

Also

, people who work full time don't have time to cook. If the prices of the fast

food

raise, they can't afford anymore because so called healthy foods are already expensive. In conclusion, junk

food

should be taxed at a higher rate because the fact that the increased cost reduces the amount of fast

food

people buy.