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# Fat Tax

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# Fat Tax
An Indian province has slapped a 14.5% tax on junk food
The state is combatting obesity.
Voices
'We're fat and getting fatter - and it's a life and death issue'
Don’t like the word ‘fat’? There’s no respect in cosseting people – and the food and drink industry – about this, writes Vincent McCarthy
# Sugary Drinks
Food industry not convinced by sugar tax, but neither are dentists
While food industry representatives say that a tax would hit consumers, dentists question the health benefits of it.
Voices
Column: A sugar tax isn’t just desirable, it’s a necessity
Ireland faces a looming health crisis – and the government has no choice but to step in, writes Michael O’Shea of the Irish Heart Foundation.
# Your Say
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a fat tax?
Denmark has become the first country in the world to introduce a tax on high-fat foods. Should Ireland follow suit?
# Fat Tax
Denmark introduces world's first 'fat tax' on unhealthy foods
Chips, pizza, butter, meat and milk will all increase in price – but shoppers have been stocking up to beat the new levy.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
In tonight’s Fix: The latest from the presidential election campaign; sex toy adverts; The Sopranos; and what Amazon is doing to rival Apple’s iPad.
# Fat Tax
Minister rules out prospect of tax on ‘junk food’
James Reilly rules out taxing high-fat foods, but is to ask fast food operators to display the calorie counts of meals on their menus.
# Obesity
Developing world facing ‘obesity epidemic’, says major report
The OECD warns that developing countries are getting fatter – and that we should act now to stop a major health crisis.