Add your support for reducing VAT on healthy options such as 100% fruit juice

windra

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

100% Fruit juices and smoothes count as 'premium' foods and have a VAT of 17.5%, ASDA have set up a pertition to number 10 to reduce VAT on healthy foods to the minimum of 5%.

Add your support herev at:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/juicesvat/

Primrose

I'll sign, but when does this Government ever listen to anything the electorate say? They've put us so much in debt that they need to claw every possible penny back from us to fund it, so I see very little chance of this happening, despite the logic of it.

DianneB

Hi, Thanks for mentioning this, I have signed. On one hand the government back healthy eating with the '5 a day' campaign and then tax us for doing it! I buy fruit juices but avoid smoothies as a luxury we can do without!!!

System

100 % fruit juices/smoothies are not healthy as the contain too much sugar it may be natural but its still an unhealthy amount ask any diabetic !

alanrowell

Acid also damages your teeth

And how is this green or ethical moneysaving?

A_fiend_for_life

Hi windra

As Andy Bond says 'To encourage a healthy option'.:rolleyes:

If Andy Bond would care to initiate a petition on, clear labeling:j, clear ingredients:j, banning the use of mechanically reclaimed meat:j or a ban on trans fatty acids:j which are worse than saturated fats! Then I [strike]might[/strike] would lend my support:T. As it stands I can't see him doing this, this man has a blatant brass neck imho.:p

Sorry but not worthy enough I'm afraid.

Edit: Do keep us posted though as I would be inclined to vote some things.:)

...I would recommend a book by Felicity Lawrence, 'Not on the Label', that may well be found in a local library. :money:

Sorry if my response is a bit negative.

moonrakerz

CHRISSYG wrote: »

100 % fruit juices/smoothies are not healthy as the contain too much sugar it may be natural but its still an unhealthy amount ask any diabetic !

Also, many fruit juices reduce the effects of any medication you may be on.

See: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4569817.ece