And while there has been widespread speculation about a gas tax, always a rather inflammatory subject, it is interesting that the notion of a tax on junk food, ostensibly to prod Jamaicans into developing healthier eating habits, appears to be gathering support in some quarters. In Thursday's edition of The Gleaner, head of the Ministry of Heath's Nutritional Department, Sharmaine Edwards, publicly gave her support for a junk-food tax,...
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