Health experts have thrown their support behind the proposal, which aligns with long-standing recommendations from the World Health Organization.
Researchers suggest money generated from the proposed tax could be used to strengthen oral health services, improving access and cutting costs at the dentist.
Not going to happen. The ALP is losing strugglers to One Nation across the country. They feel abandoned and have a perception Labor is out of touch with cost of living and in the pocket of lobbyists and big business.
To be very clear I think One Nation are full of shit and people putting their trust in them are being scammed and are putting our whole country in danger. But with the cost of petrol and smokes and rent and food and stagnant wages, living standards are going down for many people. I don’t think they are going to see any regressive tax as a positive. A policy like this will only sell well amongst affluent educated Labor and Greens voters and they aren’t the ones deserting Labor. Free dental on the other hand is a winner.
I agree with your last comment.
Do you really think that if the govt committed to free/cheaper dental care when putting up the price of soft drinks people would jack up?