Customers should be charged 1p to use self-service checkouts, a group of MPs argue.
It is claimed the tax could raise £30million a year and would be used to finance projects that promote social inclusion.
The plans have been proposed in a cross-party report led by former Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who left the party to help set up Change UK earlier this year.
A nominal charge to use self-service machines was put forward as a policy to tackle divisions between elderly and young people.
But some experts have warned this could harm shoppers who are looking for good value, according to SurreyLive .
The 56-page report was issued by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, chaired by Mr Umunna.
In a foreword to the report, Mr Umunna - who defected from Labour in February - said Brexit divisions have "shone a light" on a generational split in the country.
The report argues that as people spend increasing amounts of time interacting with "faceless technology" like Oyster cards, coffee machines and self-service checkouts - face-to-face interactions are becoming less frequent.
A tax on these isolating transactions could fund "local intergeneration projects".
Mr Umunna said: "We all know that Brexit has been incredibly divisive but what we have seen over the course of this inquiry suggests that generational division extends far beyond the realm of politics, into our daily lives.
“This report sets out the beginnings of a framework where local, regional and national government can work together to foster stronger connections between generations.
"Now, more than ever, we need to act to bring our country back together and move forward as one.
"That’s why it’s vital we keep talking about what is happening in our society, try to understand why and find solutions that will help heal the generational divide.”
He added: "Generational division extends far beyond the realm of politics, into most aspects of our daily lives.
"We clearly have a decision to make as to whether we simply accept these divisions as a regrettable fact of modern life, or whether we attempt to do something about them."
Tom Ironside of the British Retail Consortium, the trade body for supermarkets, said: "A new tax, particularly one that penalises modern shopping behaviour, will harm both consumers and retailers at a time when retailers are rightly focused on delivering the best value for shoppers.”
