Denmark Enforces Fat Tax To Control Unhealthy Eating

Posted by admin on October 13, 2011 under Finances | Be the First to Comment

Governments throughout the world are performing different methods as a way to tackle citizen obesity such as cutting fast food stores but Denmark has gone to an extreme and is now charging its inhabitants more cash.

The Nordic country has put a ‘fat tax’ on foods like butter, oil and chocolate in an effort to take a stand against unhealthy eating routine.

The recently launched tax will raise the price of foods like burger, sugar and soft drinks which is considered to be the first country in the world to tax fatty foods.

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The cost increase on small packages will only raise slightly, however when you get to the till there could be a substantial influence on the shopping costs.

The scheme is to aid in increasing the typical life expectancy of Danes which is currently below the typical at 79 years-old. Hungary already has a new tax referred to as Hamburger Law but it only requires greater taxes on pastries, food flavourings and salty snacks.

Other countries are reportedly considering similar taxes as a possible way to target Europe’s growing obesity crisis. Some experts claim though that it will do nothing at all to change consumer’s dangerous eating habits. It is stated 70% of the British population will be obese or overweight by 2050.
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