UK Backs Junk Food Tax

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Majority in UK want new tax on makers of ultra-processed and junk food

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58% of people in Britain want new taxes imposed on companies that make junk food or ultra-processed foodstuffs to help tackle the obesity crisis.

A sugar tax-style levy should be imposed on sweets, cereals, pizzas and other products containing too much salt or sugar.

A smaller proportion of people, but still a majority ( 53% ) favoured imposing a tax on firms that produce ultra-processing food, such as ham, biscuits and mass-produced bread.

Obesity is costing the UK an estimated 98bn a year, including a 6.5bn bill for treating illnesses linked to being overweight.

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