In October 2011,Denmarkwas the first country to introduce a fat tax on food items that contain more than 2.3% saturated fat. The fat tax was abolished in November 2012 because it failed to change eating habits, encouraged cross border trading, and put Danish jobs at risk. (http://econ.st/P4F4pO)
This week's theme: Tax
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Fact-a-Day
May 20, 2014
