2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
With about a lev more expensive biscuits and about 1.12 levs more expensive portion of french fries, we will buy after the introduction of a tax on harmful foods or as they call it by the Ministry - Health Tax.
The price will jump for all caffeinated drinks, as a drink of 250 milliliters will increase in price by an average of 60 cents.
This is shown by the sample options from the Ministry of Health for food prices after the introduction of the tax. The new taxation is an idea of the Minister of Health Petar Moskov and the Minister of Sports Krasen Kralev.
The bill was presented by the two ministers. They explained that harmful foods are divided into 4 main categories, which will be taxed.
The first are those products that contain more than 1 gram of salt per 100 grams of food. These include chips, snacks, fried and roasted nuts, dry soups, broths, mayonnaise and some sauces.
According to a national survey in Bulgaria, Bulgarians consume an average of 8 grams of salt per day, and the recommended are up to 5 grams. This increases the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.
The second group will be products on the market with a high sugar content - more than 40 grams per 100 grams of goods. These are milk chocolates, chocolates, natural juices, soft drinks, ice cream.
The third group of products are those with a high content of caffeine or taurine such as energy drinks, energy shots and some types of alcoholic beverages.
The fourth group includes products containing hydrogenated vegetable oil - margarine, fried foods and all imitations of dairy products.
The tax can bring up to 150 million additional money to the state treasury, and Krasen Kralev is convinced that within 4-5 years the first positive results of the reduced consumption of harmful foods will be seen.
The same tax was adopted in Hungary in 2011 and the country already reports 27% less consumption of harmful foods.
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