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'Increase tax on cider to tackle binge drinking' - Daily Telegraph 16th October 2009
"Increasing the tax on cider could help tackle the problem of binge drinking, supermarket leaders have suggested. "
Letters: Paying the price of market failure - The Guardian 3rd October 2009
"Ashley Seager (Economics, 28 September,) argues for "sharpening taxes as well as axes". This should read "instead of axes", with tax reform being the alternative to cuts. Tax increases should be targeted very specifically on those high-income households and individuals who have done so well over the past quarter of a century, during which the UK has become one of Europe's most unequal nations."
Give tax credit to the healthy: leading doctor - Daily Telegraph 21st September 2009
Fit slim people and mothers who breastfeed should be given tax credits to encourage a healthier lifestyle, a leading doctor has said.
Doctors press for 'cola tax' in bid to fight child obesity - The Independent 17th September 2009
The battle to contain the global obesity crisis stepped up a gear yesterday as American public health experts demanded a sugar tax on the country's most popular source of refreshment – sweetened carbonated drinks and fruit juices.
In what is certain to become a world-wide debate on the use of economic sanctions to tackle obesity, a group led by academics from Yale and Harvard universities proposed a "cola war", with a 1 cent tax per fluid ounce on sweetened beverages, raising the price of the average can of cola by 15 to 20 per cent.
Conservative MPs support tax relief on private health insurance, poll shows - The Sunday Telegraph 23rd August 2009
The row over the Tories' support for the NHS has been reignited after a poll found that two thirds of the party's MP's backed tax relief on private health insurance.
Tories to hike alcohol taxes: Cameron to add 30p on a can of strong lager and 50p on alcopops - Daily Mail 20th August 2009
The Tories have unveiled radical plans to crack down on the binge-drinking culture.
They would treble taxes on alcopops and strong lagers and ciders, outlaw 'loss leader' sales in supermarkets and strip takeaways and food stores of late-night licences.
Barack Obama launches campaign urging Congress to pass healthcare reform - The Guardian 21st July 2009
US president goes on the offensive following attacks from Republicans who've criticised cost of overhaul
Tax the rich for healthcare - The Guardian 21st July 2009
The richest 1% of Americans have been getting richer. They can afford to foot the bill for universal healthcare
Social care reform: 'Tom is vulnerable and needs full support' - The Guardian 15th July 2009
Sue cares full-time for her father, who has Alzheimer's and many medical problems. She explains how difficult it has been to get support
When cash trumps care - The Guardian 15th July 2009
The government's unfair proposals for old-age care will ensure even more of Britain's poorest suffer in appalling conditions
Elderly face £20,000 bill in plan to defuse population timebomb - The Guardian 14th July 2009
Radical changes to the way care for elderly people is funded were outlined yesterday in a green paper that confronts the soaring costs of looking after an increasingly old and frail population.
Elderly people could be compelled to pay up to £20,000 to insure themselves against the cost of being cared for at the end of their lives. The proposals are designed to replace a system that the government describes as unjust with one that is "fair, simple and affordable for everyone".
Care: New ideas for old problems - The Guardian 15th July 2009
Old age is awash with euphemism: on Monday the government launched its "building a society for all ages" strategy, complete with a "good place to grow old programme", an "active at 60 package" and a "grandparents summit". All this was bundled up with a welcome decision to accelerate the end of fixed retirement dates, and so move away from the existing legal discrimination which allows employers to shunt out competent workers on the grounds of age.
Andy Burnham: I want to end cruel lottery of care for elderly - The Guardian 14th July 2009
Health secretary says he wants to create a fair and universal system involving a national care insurance scheme
Paying for long-term care - The Guardian 14th July 2009
How expensive is a care home and what can I do to protect my savings being swallowed up in fees?
Tax to end 'cruel lottery' of elderly care - The Independent 15th July 2009
Government unveils plan that would see pensioners pay lump sum of £20,000 to cover cost of looking after them in old age
By Andrew Grice, Political Editor
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
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An elderly woman in a care home. The Government may introduce a 'national care service'
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An elderly woman in a care home. The Government may introduce a 'national care service'
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Elderly people in England could be forced to pay up to £20,000 to guarantee a basic level of social care under long-awaited proposals published by the Government yesterday.
Michelle Mitchell: It's time for action – we must make care better - The Independent 15th July 2009
The care system is broken and it is right to have a public debate about how it can be fixed. The Green Paper signals a welcome willingness to confront some of the hard questions. All political parties and the public must now look beyond the short-term squeeze on our national finances to agree a fairer way to pay for care. High-quality care must be available to all who need it regardless of where they live and whether they are rich or poor.
Leading article: Social care needs to be fairly and efficiently reformed - The Independent 15th July 2009
We need to get this right for the sake of both the elderly and taxpayers
It is painfully apparent that the present system for allocating social care to the infirm elderly is confusing, overly complicated and riddled with unfairness. Under the present means-tested system in England and Wales even those with relatively modest savings find themselves forced to pay for the full cost of care. And those who do receive public support are also treated badly. Since many local councils have inadequate capacity to offer home help there has been a pernicious tendency to force the elderly into nursing homes, despite the fact that many would be happier and healthier receiving care in their existing abodes.
Elderly could have to pay £20,000 for care - The Times 15th July 2009
People in England could be required to pay up to £20,000 after retirement to cover their long-term care under reforms that will ensure that everyone receives government financial help.
Publishing the long-awaited Green Paper on social care , Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, said that radical reform was needed to end the “cruel lottery” of the present system, under which many have to sell their homes and use their savings to pay for long-term care.
What will we do when all the money from mother's bungalow is used up?- The Times 15th July 2009
Owning her home was Mary Bell’s proudest achievement. Even in her early 80s, the former auxiliary nurse loved the independence it gave her. Her daughter, Brenda Marriott, 63, said she “wanted to go out of there in a box”.
Eldery face £20,000 bill for social care - The Telegraph 15th July 2009
Every adult could be forced to pay £20,000 upon their retirement to cover the cost of old age care services that they might never need or use, under government proposals.
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