Taxing fat

DENMARK: Danish firms criticise ‘fat tax’

Denmark's food manufacturers have criticised the country's new fat tax, pointing to the financial impact of the levy and questioning…

UK: Cameron mulls ‘fat tax’ in UK

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the Government may look at introducing a 'fat tax'. On Saturday (1…

Best bits: Danish fat tax gives industry plenty to chew over

Across the North Sea today, Denmark will hear its new government's plans for the country when prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt…

Focus: Denmark’s saturated fat tax provokes industry anger

Denmark is set to introduce a tax on food high in saturated fat. The levy, the Danish government claims, will…