Government Tax on Unhealthy Food

Food is something everybody needs every day. Everybody knows that junk food and fatty snack are unhealthy. Health research has proven that junk food and fatty snacks are harmful to human body. Recently, food processors and restaurants are needed to list nutritional advice in more realistic and clearly. However some propose the government to impose a tax on junk food and fatty snacks. It might not be much of a problem but let stop obesity and changes the world of tomorrow. I very strongly feel that government should justify a tax on unhealthy food for three reasons.

Firstly, reduce people obesity is one of the reason on food taxes. British Medical Journal (2012) stated “adding a high tax on unhealthy food may help slow the rising rates of obesity”. Moreover the goal of the tax is to curb sales of unhealthy food and decrease over consumption, which help to prevent disease. According to U.S Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2013, p. 26-23) reported “the growing obesity rate has led to high cholesterol, and an increase in chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cancer”. It may not stop people eating junk food and patty snack completely. The aim is leading people to think first about nutrition and protein that contained in the food. Like a salty foods which have a significant benefit for human health.

Secondly, many food tax advocates also point to success of other government mandated measure to improve public health. Mytton (2013) highlights that “the economists generally agree the government intervention including taxation is justified when the market fails to provide the optimum amount of a good for society’s well-being”. In addition the companies which engaged in food processors and restaurants will avoid serves patty food. Certainly much needed support from the public to accept government tax on unhealthy food to increase the welfare of society.

Brownell (1994) alternate proposal stated “a lesser tax could be used to fund public programs promoting healthy and responsible eating”. Promoting healthy food should be evenly therefore all people aware of protein and nutrition that contained in food that are good for body. Survival promote have to prefer to children, especially children without parent supervision.

Finally, generate government revenue may surely be funnelled into the health care sector. The tax revenue would then subsidize the sale of healthy foods. And tax may increase the right procedure of healthy food by following the food policy. Moreover the government can use government tax to cover all expenses on health care. Riddix (2003) highlights “the additional revenue could be used to fund needed local services and programs”.  In this case the government can give a clearly socialization of local services and programs that aim for human health. The society will receive many benefits in either decreasing of weight and health care cost of individual.

In conclusion, unhealthy foods are hazardous for our health. Eating unhealthy foods increases the likelihood of obesity and a whole catalogue of related problems. The purpose of government tax on unhealthy food is save a human life. The government should place a tax on the junk food and fatty snack to have a healthier society. It is also a way to generate revenue while reducing health costs.