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Gone, by popular demand: Denmark’s fat tax. ‘The fat tax is one of the most maligned we [have] had in a long time’, said Mette Gjerskov, the Danish food and agriculture minister, announcing the decision to ditch the policy. ‘Now we have to try...
The Danish government has revealed plans to drop its tax on saturated fats, introduced in October 2011, and shelve a proposal to introduce a tax on sugar from January 2013.
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If policymakers were serious about implementing efficient obesity policy, they would have to tax being fat, not eating fat, by charging individuals for each “overweight” kilo they’re carrying. It’s an idea so repugnant that even the most heartless economist surely wouldn’t endorse it...
The Danish government's now infamous "fat tax" has caused an international uproar, applauded by public health advocates on the one hand and dismissed on the other as nanny-state social engineering gone berserk. [Excellent commentary by Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and...
Denmark has introduced a ‘fat tax’ - but what business is it of governments to tell us what we should eat? [Great commentary on this issue by www.spikedonline.com]...
Denmark has imposed a “fat tax” on foods with a high saturated fat content, such as butter and oil, as a way to curb unhealthy eating habits. The Nordic country introduced the tax on October 1, of 16 kroner ($3.00) per kilogram...