Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Experts say we should tax meat eaters the same way we tax smokers

Experts say we should tax meat eaters the same way we tax smokers

If your burger ends up costing as much as a plate of caviar, you may decide to explore vegetarian options. As global demand booms, a tax on meat may be a way of discouraging overconsumption and paying for the environmental damages of the livestock industry, a new report suggests. But critics believe it would disproportionately affect the poor.

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