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fat tax

British

noun

informal a tax levied in the form of higher duties or VAT on foods with a high fat content

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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

Funeral director Ross Hickton said the decision was "not really acceptable or fair" and labelled it a "fat tax".

From BBC

"Essentially it's a fat tax," he said.

From BBC

Denmark experimented with a fat tax and it had similar underwhelming results.

From Salon

House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee could not find a way, in their menu of tax increase options, to eliminate a loophole that gives private equity and hedge fund managers a fat tax break, and which President Obama, Trump, and Biden have all called to get rid of.

From Slate

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