A simple tweak to tax rules could provide an additional 100 million meals a year for Australians struggling with rising costs, according to the nation's largest food-relief organisation.
The food relief charity says they would result in an additional 100 million meals a year for those in needFoodbank provides 1 million meals per month, but the charity says it is struggling to keep up with soaring demand.
CEO Brianna Casey said it was a relatively minor change that would help the organisation assist a growing number of people in need and make donating food essentially cheaper than throwing it out. "When we look at the current tax system for farmers and manufacturers, when they have a product that doesn't make it to market, the tax system treats it exactly the same way for donating as it would for dumping," she said.Foodbank has lobbied successive governments for the "food waste tax incentive" which it claims would reduce landfill and ensure more people receive meals.
"What we have seen in the last 12 months is a real recognition that the cost of living crisis is biting families and biting them hard," she said.
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