fat tax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The introduction by a council of a so-called "fat tax" for wider burial plots at one of its cemeteries has been criticised by residents and a funeral director.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Denmark experimented with a fat tax and it had similar underwhelming results.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
Producers seeking ever more evocative backdrops — and fat tax credits — have turned the region into a popular shooting spot.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2017
That inclination has only been reinforced by the recent decision of Denmark, the most tax-tolerant nation on earth, to repeal its fat tax after barely a year.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2013
In the case of the sugar-sweetened-beverage tax, which has often been referred to as a "fat tax," our discomfort is greater because the measure seems to encourage finger-pointing.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2010
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