Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Chris Macey:

We do not think there should be taxation on its own. Taxation of unhealthy products should be mirrored with subsidies on healthy products and, as I said in my submission, targeted interventions. We want a children's future fund from these receipts that can be targeted to ensure that every child has access to a healthy diet. That is what we have proposed since the sugar-sweetened drinks tax came in.

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