Should sweets and salty snacks be slapped with higher taxes to tackle the country’s obesity crisis?
It’s a shame that responsible eaters have to be penalised for lazy parents who gorge their offspring on these snacks. There is nothing wrong with the content of these foods if eaten responsibly.
Paul Strathdee, Glasgow
Why should we pay extra tax on sweets just because some people eat too many?
Hamilton Mclean, Harwood
People should be allowed to eat what they want, whether it is healthy or not. Taxing treats won’t stop those who want them, having them. If this trend continues, they’ll be taxing the air we breathe. The nanny state is getting out of hand.
Liz Kelly, Glasgow
It would be a waste of time. More education as to the benefits of cutting back on such foods might be just as effective.
Irene Thomson, Perth
While such a tax will hit the poorest hardest, it’s the only way to get parents who couldn’t care less to take notice of the problem.
David Foulis, Liverpool
When are people going to be made to take responsibility for their own actions? No one forces anyone to eat sweets.
Lorna Smith, North Yorkshire
I’d like to see any such tax extended to cover any food or drink that’s high in sugar content. Too many kids get far too fat far too soon because they spend far too much time on their iPhones and Xboxes.
Davie Kerr, Lochaber
Yes the sale of sugary drinks are down, but who has stopped buying? The people who are overweight or the people who enjoy a sugary drink within reason?
James Brown, Whitburn