Some think that governments should tax unhealthy foods to encourage people to eat healthier. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

As time progresses alongside the rapid emergence of the fast-

food

supply chain, society is increasingly becoming more obese and overweight in terms of people’s health. Many people agree that governments should tax unhealthy foods to improve eating diets to be healthier for everyone. While I accept that

this

appears logical, I completely disagree with

such

argument.

Firstly

,

this

kind of tax would be ineffective, and in fact, people would still buy fast

food

. One reason for

this

is that unhealthy

food

and processed

food

are high in carbohydrates, sugar, saturated fat (animal fat), all contribute to the tastiness of the dish. Despite the severe health consequences,

such

as high blood pressure and heart-related diseases, people enjoy buying and eating them since they are delicious and

flavorful

full of flavor

flavourful

. Another reason is that fast

food

is cost-effective and readily available immediately when the customers placed orders at the counter. Since the junk

food

restaurants use highly perishable and frozen products for their ingredients,

therefore

, their cost of production is cheaper.

In addition

, fast

food

refers to

food

that can be prepared and served quickly because it is already pre-cooked and able to cook in a matter of minutes.

Secondly

, introducing a new law taxing on

food

poses a disadvantage to certain groups of individuals in society. For the low or average income earners,

for instance

, blue-collar workers and university part-time students, they are conscious of their tight budget for

basic necessities

Suggestion

the basic necessities

of life, and

food

is one of them. With the additional

food

tax, they now have to pay more than they used to, which is an unfair expenditure.

Furthermore

, due to the taxing policy, the fast-

food

outlets themselves

also

experience a shortcoming in their economy’s profit as they need to

fulfill

put in effect

fulfil

their obligation with a payment.

As a result

, the workers would

also

be laid off because the businesses had undergone a loss in the revenue. For the reasons mentioned above, I believe that taxes on unhealthy

food

are inefficient measures against people’s consumption.