The state, with its penchant for spending, is still not satisfied with its tax revenues. Taxpayers should not tolerate this. New tax ideas are currently being discussed – including those related to sweets. The government’s greed for more revenue seems to have no end. Just as in the past, when salt was a heavily taxed commodity, today the focus shifts to sugar. This reflects a pattern of the state identifying goods and services that are widely consumed and thus represent a significant potential for taxation. The underlying sentiment is that the state’s ever-increasing financial demands should not go unchallenged by those who bear the burden of taxation.
