Question

Write an essay on any ONE of the following topics: (Word limit: 450 words)



How can the deteriorating sports culture in Pakistan be improved?

Should governments use taxation to promote public health?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Taxes, subsidies and welfare benefits may provide strong financial incentives to encourage healthy behaviors, or discourage less healthy ones. Historically, taxes have been used in many countries to deter behaviors like tobacco smoking or harmful alcohol use.

Answer 2

Government should use taxes to promote public health.

• Governments all over the world have used economic strategies, among other things, to improve hygiene and combat noncommunicable diseases.
• Taxes, and welfare benefits offer powerful financial incentives to promote or discourage healthier behaviours. Many nations have used taxes to discourage unhealthy habits such as cigarette smoke and excessive alcohol use.
• Many policymakers have attempted to broaden the reach of fiscal policies in health promotion to include food and non-alcoholic drinks, especially in an effort to reduce the intake of high fat  products.
• Taxes are by far the most commonly used fiscal instrument for health promotion in the wider family of fiscal instruments available to governments.
• Positive health effects may play an important role in the decision to tax goods, encouraging the efficacy of taxes in improving health through changing consumption habits.