Whist I reserve any comments on the ethics of this approach, you may want to
be aware that the Australian Government when introducing the GST (Goods and
Services Tax) had a very large and heated debate about taxing food.  As a
result fresh food is not taxed (GST) but cooked food is (restaurants, take
aways and yes even cooked chickens).  Some frozen (prepared foods) are taxed
others not.  Just to make your policy thinking even more complex, Australian
consumers of sugar will pay a higher price for sugar to offset the cost of
paying farmers to get out of growing sugar cane.  To make us healthy? Don't
kid yourself...it's because the global food market can sell sugar cheaper
than we can produce.


Regards

Alan Sutherland
Policy Officer, Strategic Development
Department of Health and Human Services
2/10 Murray St, Hobart 7000
Tel: 6233 3147

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