The Impact of Sugar Tax on Consumption
IELTS Writing Task 2
Response: In today's world, overconsumption of sugary food and beverages is causing multiple health issues all over the world. While some feel that making these products more costly should be considered to reduce people's consumption, I completely disagree with this suggestion due to three main areas.
Firstly, offering products in a higher price can lead to inflation. The more expensive products are on the market, the more people's purchasing power would decrease, leading to financial recession in societies. As a result, inflation might be worsened, inflicting damage to all residents' lives in terms of their ability to meet basic needs.
Quality of life is another area of concern. If sugary products were offered in higher prices, individuals may feel deprived, leading to a lower level of satisfaction. Even worse, they may search for some harmful alternatives offered in more reasonable costs, threatening their physical well-being. Consequantly, people's quality of life may be affected in a negative way by more expensive products available.
The final area that making sugary foods can have a negative impact on is companies. To elaborate, factories should spend too much money on replacing their current machines with more advanced ones, enabling them to monitor the amount of sugar used in their products. When these products offered in unaffordable prices, customers are no longer able to buy them, leading to less profit for producers. So, there would not be a reliable income for companies, taking them to bankrupt.
To sum up, as costly products can have negative influence on finance, quality of life, and companies, it is no longer a good solution to reduce people's consumption of sugary products.