1. Affordable foods – Reduce or eliminate VAT on designated healthy foods.
2. Vegetable/Fruit Days – Create a national day, one a month for healthy foods. e.g.) October is broccoli month, this could be a platform to talk specifically about benefits of foods.
3. Exercise discounts – Provide tax right-offs for attended gym membership. Provide tax reductions for individuals that prove active attendance of wellness classes such as yoga/sports clubs.
4. Better education – Introduce a life sciences class in formal education that amongst other things, educates children what good health is and what it isn’t/how to avoid it.
5. Tax credits for non attendance of hospitals – A little like credits with auto’ insurers for ‘no claims’ individuals receive significant tax credits for ‘non hospital attendance.’ They would simultaneously be encouraged (as they have during the pandemic) to communicate as much as possible with their GP online.
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