Governments in many countries have recently introduced special taxes on foods and beverages with high levels of sugar. Some think these taxes are a good idea while others disagree. Discuss both views and give you own opinion.

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In order to decrease the consumption of food and drinks that contains high sugar level, the
government
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imposes taxes on all these products. Some have
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that it is not a good idea to oppose the consumption of things. In my point of view, put on the taxes on particular things is not the right solution. There are both sides of
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discussion that
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will discuss in the below paragraphs.
To begin
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with, there are many people who even do not know about the increased
tax
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put on the beverages. So there is no impact on them. They simply pay more and buy the things. It
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only increases
has only increased
is only increasing
the income of
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government parties
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the government parties
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Also, it
never impact the sale of products. The companies are getting same profit before and after the
tax
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impose on all these things. Let us take an example of soft drink Coca Cola.
This
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soft drink brand has the biggest market in the country. As the people know that it is not good for health and must be banned by the
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. But
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of banned the
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the
government
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put
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puts
extra
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the extra tax
tax
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on it and that does not impact anyone.
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Instead leaders
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Instead, leaders
is putting
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are putting
all in their pocket. To
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
continue
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with, If
government
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want
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wants
to decrease the consumption of the
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,
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they should take strict action. It should restrict the production and sale of that particular
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. No doubt that there are some people who will stop buying the
product
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after increasing the price. But the numbers are very
less compared the
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less compared to the
people who will buy
any how
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if they want to have. So imposing more
tax
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on the
product
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is not the right solution. To conclude, imposing
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on
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product
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a product
the product
cannot limit the sale of
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product
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the product
, so the
government
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should go for another solution in order to save the life of many people.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • processed foods
  • punitive measures
  • revenue
  • public health campaigns
  • awareness
  • government overreach
  • personal freedoms
  • unhealthy diets
  • economic burden
  • sugar-related health issues
  • consumer behavior
  • taxation
  • high levels of sugar
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