going green

The FSA, under pressure from the government to increase tax revenue, has proposed a change to the way that food is packaged. The proposals revolve around the idea that by decreasing the portion size the ratio of packaging to product will increase thus creating more waste for the government to tax as part of it's 'green' initiatives.

To help reinforce the need for tough new restrictions on portion size the FSA has also circulated the idea that too much food ends up being wasted. The classic to-me to-you combination is bound to have certain cretinous sections of the government funded charity sector.

"People are already aware that the only way to save the planet from the ravages of human activity is to drastically increase the taxation on any product deemed to be unenvironmental" said Maintaining Environments: New Taxation And Levies spokeswoman Victoria Greenpeace. "Companies have been slow to adopt this theme claiming 'market forces' and 'customer requirements' so we're supporting the legislation to stop these blatant tax evasion measures."

"ME:NTAL is fully committed to supporting a program of tax incentives to assist people in choosing positive lifestyle outcomes" continued Victoria "and these new proposals are a wonderful new weapon in the battle to save the environment."