Submitted on Sunday 6th December 2015
Rejected on Wednesday 9th December 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
To cap prices on bottles of water to a suitable price.
Water is an essential to life, everyone should access wherever paying as little as possible. Thames water calculates that their water on average is 0.097p each litre and that bottled water on average is 500% more expensive than tap water. This is the equivalent of paying £1,500 for a glass of wine.
This may be the solution to compliment sugar tax, if it were to be introduced. Water and soft drinks aren't far off in terms of price. I noticed in shops that alternatives had approximately a 20p gap in price which makes water less appealing. If the sugar tax was to be introduced as well as a cap on Water prices there would be a big gap in price, for example 50p for a litre of water or a fizzy drink for £1.50 the water would be more appealing. This could be the solution to obesity.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The price of bottles of water is a choice for retailers to make, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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