This makes sense. If we're going to tax alcohol, cigarettes, and other unhealthy things, we might as well tax fatty foods.
Government unit 'urges fat tax'
Plans for a tax on fatty foods such as cakes and biscuits are being considered by government advisers. The Prime Minister's Strategy Unit is considering increasing duties on some food and having a sports drive to fight obesity, according to the Times. The newspaper claims a document urges a fatty food tax as a "signal to society" because the number of obese British people has risen sharply in 20 years.
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