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

Some pupils believe that authorities should

tax

unhealthy meals to motivate

people

to consume healthier. I personally disagree with

this

notion and will elucidate my opinion in the following paragraphs.

To begin

with,

tax

, in general, is a continuous struggle for most

people

, It is believed that paying

taxes

can be a burden ,especially for the lower-income group of society.

For instance

, someone who works as a teacher with a moderate salary can barely survive to fulfil the essential expenses, let alone pay

taxes

.

Moreover

, unhealthy

foods

are way cheaper than healthier ones,

therefore

, all

people

from different classes can buy these

foods

,especially students who are still not obligated to pay

taxes

. With that statement, it is unnecessary to make folks pay

taxes

for unhealthy food.

On the other hand

, there are other alternatives to encourage pupils to start eating healthy

foods

other than increasing the

tax

bills. To give an example,

people

nowadays like to go to the gym because it is more fun to become healthy in that way,

therefore

it is better to give free access to gym facilities for

people

to enjoy. In another case, since healthy

foods

can be expensive, the government should start lowering the price so that

people

can be motivated to eat more healthy meals. To summarize, the authorities can have plenty of alternatives to encourage

people

rather than increasing the

tax

rate.

To sum up

, paying

taxes

is a burden to society,

therefore

, I strongly disagree that the government have

people

pay

taxes

merely for unhealthy meals.

Besides

, various methods to promote healthy eating can easily be made with a thorough discussion and rigorous effort from the power maker of a country and the minister of health.