Band 6+: Some people say that when deciding how taxes should be spent, governments should prioritise health care. Other people believe that there are more important priorities for taxpayers' money. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.

Recently, some individuals have claimed that governments should utilize taxes in health care, while others argue that there are many other uses for taxes. Investment in health care is crucial nowadays, due to COVID-19 and other rising diseases, like m-pox. People have suffered from COVID-19 during the 2020 and 2022 pandemic, due to inconsistent medical treatment. To be prepared for incoming viruses or diseases, governments should prioritize health care. However, other factors like child care are also important these days. Many countries are facing low birth rates because of today’s contemporary society. In this essay, I will conclude my thought by exploring both standpoints.

To begin with, the number of infectious diseases and viruses increased significantly during the past decades, due to global warming. A massive amount of people suffered and died because of poor and unaffordable treatment. Take COVID-19 as an example, it evolves very quickly, and new variants are born one after another. To be able to respond and stop the evolution of diseases, it needs significant investment in laboratories to examine the virus to create effective vaccines. Therefore, governments should use taxes for health care to prevent new illnesses from threatening humankind.

However, more and more problems should be tackled other than health care. For example, as I mentioned before, decrease in birth rates and increasing global warming. Especially in recent contemporary society, many young couples hesitate to have a child, because of cost and time. Due to a high workload, people cannot manage their work-life balance effectively. Consequently, they are not able to have a child. If birth rates remain low, countries will suffer from an increasing aging population and decrease in population, which will likely affect economic recession.

In conclusion, the decision has to be made based on countries situation. In my opinion, I wish our taxes could be used for the development of medical-related industries so that everyone can seek adequate medical treatment and live longer and healthier in the future.