Obese and Overweight Australians cost the Australian tax payer a total in 56.6 Billion dollars in 2005; 21 billion in direct costs and 35.6 billion in government subsidises. It is proposed that Australian citizens who have a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 25 should be taxed a 2.5 percent income tax and 5 percent for those over 30 excluding pregnant women. On one hand this will help alleviate the huge Medical costs this is causing forcing them to pay for their own medical costs. On the other hand is it just we be taxing people for a certain lifestyle choice and the possibility of the BMI index being inaccurate and the difficulties of measuring peoples weight.
It is proposed that The Australian government should tax the income of obese and overweight people.