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Increasing Tax on Imported Food
Name
Institution
Course
Professor
Date
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Increasing Tax on Imported Food
Food is important for everyone in the society. It has a strategic importance in matters of
health, life and economy. Have you ever considered how the economy and the environment
would change if people chose to eat more locally rather than import products? These days, many
people eat imported food despite the fact that it is not grown in their country. But there is a
debate about raising the tax on imported food and how it affects local farmers and businesses as
well as normal consumers. Some people believe that a large number of imported foods would
make food costs high and that some people might have no choice but to buy only local food
which sustains the economy, and others think that food would be more expensive for others.
Increasing the tax on imported food positively impacts local farmers and businesses by boosting
local sales, promoting sustainability, and supporting the local economy.
Boosting Local Sales
Higher import taxes cost the imported products to be expensive so that the consumers
will be forced to shift to the locally produced products. When local farmers and businesses
experience less competitive pressure from the cheaper products from foreign competitors they
sell more. This shift creates an opportunity for the local producers to approach their markets on a
larger scale, increase hiring employment for more workers, and invest in advanced technology.
For instance, in India measures such as the duties like import tariffs on agricultural products has
supported situation where small-scale farmers improved their access to markets. Research shows
that pursing these actions led to increased revenues by local farmer and improved food security
in the rural regions (Nugroho et al., 2021). The same was observed within members of the
European Union, where high standards of import policies created a demand for locally produced
organically grown crops (EU Agriculture Report, n.d.). This is because increased local sale
Increasing Tax on Imported Food
Name
Institution
Course
Professor
Date
, 2
Increasing Tax on Imported Food
Food is important for everyone in the society. It has a strategic importance in matters of
health, life and economy. Have you ever considered how the economy and the environment
would change if people chose to eat more locally rather than import products? These days, many
people eat imported food despite the fact that it is not grown in their country. But there is a
debate about raising the tax on imported food and how it affects local farmers and businesses as
well as normal consumers. Some people believe that a large number of imported foods would
make food costs high and that some people might have no choice but to buy only local food
which sustains the economy, and others think that food would be more expensive for others.
Increasing the tax on imported food positively impacts local farmers and businesses by boosting
local sales, promoting sustainability, and supporting the local economy.
Boosting Local Sales
Higher import taxes cost the imported products to be expensive so that the consumers
will be forced to shift to the locally produced products. When local farmers and businesses
experience less competitive pressure from the cheaper products from foreign competitors they
sell more. This shift creates an opportunity for the local producers to approach their markets on a
larger scale, increase hiring employment for more workers, and invest in advanced technology.
For instance, in India measures such as the duties like import tariffs on agricultural products has
supported situation where small-scale farmers improved their access to markets. Research shows
that pursing these actions led to increased revenues by local farmer and improved food security
in the rural regions (Nugroho et al., 2021). The same was observed within members of the
European Union, where high standards of import policies created a demand for locally produced
organically grown crops (EU Agriculture Report, n.d.). This is because increased local sale
