Danes deal a blow to campaign for fat tax in Canada
Kelly McParland | Nov 13, 2012
"Bad news for Ontario doctors who think a tax on unhealthy food will help them fight obesity. The only “fat tax” in the world — introduced by Denmark a year ago — has been dropped after just 12 unsuccessful months.
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The failure suggests critics had a point when they said a new Ontario Medical Association war on obesity wouldn’t succeed in taxing people into improving their diets. In October the OMA announced it campaign, arguing obesity should be confronted just as aggressively as the battle against smoking.
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Presumably Ontarians can be just as innovative Danes in finding ways to get food that’s bad for them."
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