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lower prices for fruit and vegetables and raise taxes on junk food to help improve the obesity crisis

Submitted on Tuesday 8th January 2013

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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lower prices for fruit and vegetables and raise taxes on junk food to help improve the obesity crisis

Additional Information

The obesity crisis in the UK is never going to improve whilst the price of healthy foods such as fruit & vegetables remains so high, whilst the price of junk food is so low. This petition is to force retailers to lower the prices they charge for healthy foods and to raise the price of fatty junk items.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

Please see: Tax fatty foods and lower prices on fruit,veg,meat, cereals and nuts

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