They say that you know you’re Australian if you love Vegemite. It IS an acquired taste and in the MX 5 household, only Tiesha and I have Vegemite on our toast for breakfast. The rest of the family can’t stand it!
Apparently the Australian Labor Government want to put a “fat tax” on Vegemite and say that it could be forced off the shelves because of the salt content.
Never mind the fact that the opposition party says that “a fat tax on Vegemite would be ludicrous” and that they “are calling on the Labor government to rule out this absurdity, to make sure that Australian families won’t have to pay a tax on Vegemite”, I think that this is the most idiotic idea the Rudd government have come up with! Seriously?! Cigarettes kill but have they been pulled off the shelves? Alcohol kills but has it been pulled off the shelves? How many deaths have you heard about where Vegemite was the cause?
Luckily, Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard is a happy little vegemite and she said the iconic spread was here to stay.
“I am a very happy Vegemite eater and there is no way in the world that Vegemite would be banned in this country,” Ms Gillard said.
“Vegemite is part of being Australian, part of our history, part of our future and I’ll be continuing to wake up in the morning and having it on my toast.”
Yes, Ms Gillard, I want to continue waking up in the morning and having it on my toast too. If this fat tax and removal of Vegemite happens, I won’t be a happy little vegemite!!
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