The Danish government has finally introduced what is thought to be the world’s first ‘fat tax’, resulting in international media attention.
A surcharge will now be stamped on foods such as pizza, meat, dairy products and oil in an attempt to improve the nation’s health.
Any processed products with a saturated fat content of over 2.3 percent will also be subject to the tax. As the ruling has been in the pipeline for some time now, many Danes have long been hoarding their favourite naughty treats in order to avoid the increase in price.
Producers of the foods subject to the tax are calling the logistics if the new rule a bureaucratic nightmare, claiming that Danes will simply shop abroad for their fatty delights. Some scientists have also said that health officials should be focussing more on refined carbohydrates, sugar and salt than saturated fat.
“Some scientists have also said that health officials should be focusing more on refined carbohydrates, sugar and salt than saturated fat.”
This is what I was first thinking– the harmful effects of high fat intake are overstated, especially compared to high levels of sugars and refined carbohydrates. Obesity is a major problem, but I don’t think this will have any real impact at all.
>Just another example of the Danish government’s hypocritcal attempts to take more money in tax.
Is it the case that there is no obesity problem in Denmark then? Just because they’re not as fat as us Brits doesn’t mean that they should do nothing about it.
Just another example of the Danish government’s hypocritcal attempts to take more money in tax. The government couldn’t care less if people are fat or not–just a money machine. The best mafia on earth= Danish parliment.