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Bring in a tax of 14% on red meat and 79% on processed meat

Submitted on Monday 29th April 2019

Published on Thursday 16th May 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th November 2019

Signatures: 52

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Bring in a tax of 14% on red meat and 79% on processed meat

Petition Details

Research in 2018 shows proposed taxes of 14% on red and 79% on processed meat would reduce consumption and bring a saving of £700m in UK healthcare. Equivalent to the salary of 34000 newly trained nurses.

Our consumption of meat is also linked to the climate emergency our world is now facing.

Additional Information

Research on a meat tax and proposed savings: Springmann M, Mason-D’Croz D, Robinson S, Wiebe K, Godfray HCJ, Rayner M, et al. (2018) Health-motivated taxes on red and processed meat: A modelling study on optimal tax levels and associated health impacts. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0204139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204139


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