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Food Levies For The UK?

Last year saw Denmark become the first country to introduce a surcharge on foods high in saturated fat. Now the subject is dividing the US & sparking debate in Britain. The public health crisis in America has seen diet-related obesity, diabetes and heart disease become the nation's No. 1 public health problem, generating an estimated $150 billion in health-care costs every year. We're worryingly following suit in the UK, where it's thought as many as 30,000 people die prematurely every year from obesity-related conditions. Arguments in the yes camp say the tax could help pay health costs whilst no's question the level of state intervention & complications to the tax system. With David Cameron previously saying a 'fat tax' for Britain shouldn't be ruled out it seems this debate is far from finished.

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