Should the government subsidise kebabs?
That’s the question in Germany at the moment amid fears the price of the dish could surpass €10 (£8.60).
The German Left Party has reportedly proposed using state funds to cap the price of kebabs at €4.90 (£4.20) - and €2.50 (£2.10) for young people.
The meaty flatbread meal - one of Germany’s de facto national dishes - currently averages around €7.9 (£6.80), a number that the Left Party says is going up with inflation.
The cost of kebabs has become something of a running joke in German politics, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz remarking that everywhere he goes he is asked about it.
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The newspaper cited a report from Ms Gebel’s party, which says that 1.3 billion kebabs are eaten in Germany every year and the proposed subsidies could potentially cost “almost four billion”.
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In the UK, people buying takeaways have faced soaring prices, with the boss of Deliveroo saying in March that food inflation was outpacing wage inflation by about two to one.
The UK government has not made any commitment to a kebab price cap.
Sounds like a wild idea to me to subsidize one particular type of fast food just because it tends to surpass the magic price limit of 10€.
If young or poor people don’t have enough money to buy food, we have to adjust our social system and how money is distributed in the first place.
If people then buy kebap, falafel, pizza, burger, a rice bowl or prefer to cook at home, should be up to them.
Why not?
The Canadian government directly and indirectly gives about forty billion to the oil and gas industry yearly.
A couple billion for kebabs is pocket change for a country like Germany.
The UK government has not made any commitment to a kebab price cap.
Fuckers
SUBSIDISE THE SAUSAGE ROLL
Nationalise Gregg’s.
If elected this year I will subsidise the price of Freddos
You, sir/madam, are now the Prime Minister in waiting of Great Britain - use your powers wisely.
Yes!!! More subsidies for MEAT! We need to eat MORE FLESH!" MORE!! MORE MONEY FOR THE FLESH LORDS!!E NOW!d
There are veggie kebabs and the price is basically the same.
This is not just a question of cheap meat. It’s a question of formerly cheap street food becoming much more expensive.Cool, then only subsidise the vegan option.
FLESH FOR THE FLESH LORDS, AND BONES FOR THEIR THRONE!
It’s so good.
Finally, this is an ideology I can embrace
