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Could Denmark be shedding its fat tax?

Malcolm BrabantOctober 7, 2012

In Denmark, a government bid to help the people eat healthier - by taxing fatty foods - has essentially failed. A fat tax, which has been in place for about a year has angered the population, already heavily taxed as it is, and now politicians are ready to abolish it. And a sugar tax that's been envisaged might be scrapped as well. Malcolm Brabant reports on the heavily unpopular taxes.

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