fat tax
Britishnoun
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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
Let's be clear first of all that these were not publicity stunts in the same vein as Ryanair's proposal to introduce a fat tax, or to charge for the use of on-board toilets.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2010
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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