In response to last week’s Federal Budget, debate grows around whether or not the GST should be broadened to include fresh food. Calls are coming from MPs, former leaders and even the chief executive of World Vision Reverend Tim Costello, for an ‘adult conversation’ about a consumption tax on fresh fruit and vegetables. However, Australian research has shown a 10 per cent tax on fresh fruit and vegetables could have dire public health consequences.

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