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Letter: The calculus of a sweet tooth

Published 4 May 2016

From Neil Doherty

Hugh Robertson mentions sugar taxes being more effective than “nudges” (Letters, 2 April). The problem with the sugar tax, as with any tax, is that people tend not to think about why a desired object has a certain price, but, simply, whether they want the object enough to pay the price.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK

Issue no. 3072 published 7 May 2016

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