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Denmark’s fat tax
Denmark has become the first country in the world
to introduce a tax on foods seen as being harmful to
health. There will be an extra charge on items that contain
more than 2.3% of a particular type of fat.
5 When you think of Denmark, you think of pastries,
butter and bacon. So perhaps a fat tax isn’t a bad idea,
a levy that will be added to any foods that are high in
saturated fat; milk, cheese and meat, for instance.
Make it more expensive, reduce consumption,
10 improve health. Well, that is the theory. Some shops
have reported increased sales, people hoarding food to
beat the price rise. The Danish Food and Drink Federation
says some might just cross the border to do their
shopping.
15 There is certainly some skepticism. Scientists insist
that saturated fat is not the right target. Salt and sugar
cause more health problems. But one study claims close
to 4% of premature deaths in Denmark are caused by
people consuming too much saturated fat. So hit
20 shoppers in the pocket, not the waistband.
ALLMAN, Tim. Denmark’s fat tax. BBC News. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 8 dez. 2011.
After the fat tax announcement, people in Denmark
