@JuliaHB1 VAT is already charged on soft drinks. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-of-vat-on-different-goods-and-services#food-and-drink-animals-animal-feed-plants-and-seeds … What you are defending is an *extra* levy.
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@AStuttaford yes. I know. I can read, you know. -
@JuliaHB1 I think you are missing the point, No one (I imagine) is saying that there should be no taxes. The question concerns the extra. -
@AStuttaford yes, I am aware of that. We have many "extra" taxes already - fuel duty, tobacco duty, alcohol duties, stamp duty. -
@JuliaHB1 Indeed,but to suggest (as you did) that ppl were outraged that fizzy drinks were being taxed was wrong. They oppose the extra tax.
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@JuliaHB1 That's a fair point, I'd rather make people pay for the treatment than tax the drinks though. -
@kevina364 personally, I'd rather keep the principles of the NHS
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@JuliaHB1 and pay for those poor childrens' teeth to be treated/removed - End of conversation
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@JuliaHB1 NI should be changed..if smoke or obese you pay more. Fairer system and people need to take responsibilty. -
@panlidsid I am intrigued by that idea... -
@JuliaHB1 im self employed and have to have tests for my private insurance. People take their nhs insurance for granted.
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@JuliaHB1 if sugar tax works and more people live longer won't that cost the NHS even more? -
@rafterycatpower maybe, but it's generally not considered a bad thing for people to live to old age. -
@JuliaHB1 agree of course, just questioning if the NHS costs will be reduced by solving the obesity epidemic at all in reality.
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@JuliaHB1 stop driving then. Why should non-drivers pay for the healthcare of those in car accidents? -
@EmlynLofthouse ridiculous. Getting around is a necessity, drinking fizzy drinks isn't. -
@JuliaHB1 agreed. Just trying to make the point individuals can't decide what our taxes are spent on.
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@crispy444 no, but thank you for asking. -
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@crispy444@JuliaHB1 I imagine you get enough exercise from Jumping to conclusions. -
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@crispy444@JuliaHB1 There is on Faux Grass
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