Cop26 president Alok Sharma criticises plans for new 'meat tax' despite revealing he has given up eating it to help the environment
- COP26 president Alok Sharma criticised plans for a new 'meat tax' yesterday
- He revealed he has now given up eating it to help save the environment
- Remarks came after George Eustice signalled his support for the new tax
COP26 president Alok Sharma criticised plans for a new 'meat tax' yesterday – despite revealing he has now given up eating it to help save the environment.
Cabinet Minister Mr Sharma said he was not in favour of slapping a new levy on meat and dairy products. His remarks came after Environment Secretary George Eustice had signalled his support yesterday for the new tax.
According to reports, the Government is already working on a new tax system for parts of the food sector that contribute most to global warming.
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COP26 president Alok Sharma criticised plans for a new 'meat tax' yesterday – despite revealing he has now given up eating it to help save the environment
![His remarks came after Environment Secretary George Eustice had signalled his support yesterday for the new tax](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/31/00/49845265-0-image-a-87_1635635749942.jpg)
His remarks came after Environment Secretary George Eustice had signalled his support yesterday for the new tax
But Mr Sharma told The Mail on Sunday: 'Ultimately, issues on tax and spend are for the Chancellor.
‘But I would say, my approach on these things has always been about carrot rather than stick. ‘At the end of the day, we ought to be encouraging people rather than forcing them to go in a particular direction.'
But father-of-two Mr Sharma revealed that he himself had given up on eating meat.
He explained: 'The reason I gave up meat is because my younger daughter, who went vegetarian some years ago and is very focused on environmental issues, basically said to me when I got this role, 'What am I going to do for the environment?''
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